latissimus dorsi

[ luh-tis-uh-muhs dawr-sahy ]

noun,plural la·tis·si·mi dor·si [luh-tis-uh-mahy dawr-sahy]. /ləˈtɪs əˌmaɪ ˈdɔr saɪ/. Anatomy.
  1. a broad, flat muscle on each side of the midback, the action of which draws the arm backward and downward and rotates the front of the arm toward the body.

Origin of latissimus dorsi

1
<New Latin: literally, the broadest (muscle) of the back

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