latissimus dorsi

English

location of the left latissimus dorsi.

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin lātissimus (“widest, broadest”) (superlative of lātus (“wide, broad”)) + dorsī (genitive of dorsum (“the back”)).

Noun

latissimus dorsi (plural latissimi dorsi)

1. (anatomy) A large, flat, dorsolateral muscle on the trunk, posterior to the arm, and partly covered by the trapezius on its median dorsal region.

Synonyms

• (short forms) latissimus, lat. dorsi, lats

Translations

muscle

• Arabic: ظَهْرِيَّة عَرِيضَة f (ẓahriyya ʿarīḍa)
• Finnish: leveä selkälihas (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: gran dorsale m
• Spanish: dorsal ancho m