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rhomboid muscle
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | rhomboid muscle - any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder bladerhomboidskeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripesgreater rhomboid muscle, musculus rhomboideus major, rhomboideus major muscle - rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the spinal columnlesser rhomboid muscle, musculus rhomboideus minor, rhomboid minor muscle - rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upward |
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rhomboid muscleThe major or the minor rhomboid muscle -- shoulder muscles. Origins: nuchal ligament, spinous processes of vertebrae C7-T5. Insertion: vertebral edge of scapula. Nerve: dorsal scapular (C4-C5). Action: pulls scapulae toward each other. See: illus. (Muscles of the Trunk)See also: musclerhomboid muscle
Related to rhomboid muscle: latissimus dorsiSynonyms for rhomboid musclenoun any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder bladeSynonymsRelated Words- skeletal muscle
- striated muscle
- greater rhomboid muscle
- musculus rhomboideus major
- rhomboideus major muscle
- lesser rhomboid muscle
- musculus rhomboideus minor
- rhomboid minor muscle
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