latissimus
/lɑːˈtɪsɪməs
/(also latissimus dorsi /ˈdɔːsʌɪ/ /ˈdɔːsiː/)
noun (plural latissimi /lɑːˈtɪsɪmʌɪ/ /lɑːˈtɪsɪmiː/) Anatomy
Either of a pair of large, roughly triangular muscles covering the lower part of the back, extending from the sacral, lumbar, and lower thoracic vertebrae to the armpits.We measured right and left sides of 4 muscles - sternocleidomastoideus, trapezius, latissimus dorsi, and rectus abdominis - 3 times and averaged the value for each muscle....
- Accessory slips may join the deltoid with infraspinatus, latissimus dorsi, or even teres major.
- Subjects with greater imbalance of muscle stiffness such as latissimus dorsi or trapezius had significantly higher neuroticism and psychoticism scores than did those with lower imbalance.
Origin
Early 17th century: modern Latin, from musculus latissimus dorsi, literally 'broadest muscle of the back'.
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