latissimus dorsi
noun
la·tis·si·mus dor·si
lə-ˈti-sə-məs-ˈdȯr-sī 
plural latissimi dorsi
lə-ˈti-sə-ˌmī-ˈdȯr-sī
: a broad flat superficial muscle chiefly of the middle and lower back that extends, adducts, and rotates the arm medially and draws the shoulder downward and backward
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Tissue was taken from the skin on her back to reconstruct her breast, and one of her latissimus dorsi was rotated.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Deadlifts also strengthen muscles that attach to your shoulders, such as the upper trapezius and latissimus dorsi.
—Laura Campedelli, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
These include your latissimus dorsi (lats, the broadest of your back muscles), rear deltoids (a shoulder muscle), rhomboids (upper back muscles), and biceps (upper arm muscles).
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 17 Jan. 2024
Lats Some people consider the deadlift a secondary back exercise because of its major recruitment of the spinal extensors and the latissimus dorsi.
—Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 7 Aug. 2023
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Deadlifts also strengthen muscles that attach to your shoulders, such as the upper trapezius and latissimus dorsi.
—Laura Campedelli, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
These include your latissimus dorsi (lats, the broadest of your back muscles), rear deltoids (a shoulder muscle), rhomboids (upper back muscles), and biceps (upper arm muscles).
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 17 Jan. 2024
Lats Some people consider the deadlift a secondary back exercise because of its major recruitment of the spinal extensors and the latissimus dorsi.
—Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 7 Aug. 2023
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latissimus dorsi
noun
la·tis·si·mus dor·si
lə-ˈtis-ə-məs-ˈdȯr-ˌsī
plural latissimi dorsi
-ˌmī-
: a broad flat superficial muscle of the lower part of the back that originates mostly in a broad aponeurosis attached to the spinous processes of the vertebrae of the lower back, the supraspinal ligament, and the crest of the ilium, that is inserted into the bicipital groove of the humerus, and that extends, adducts, and rotates the arm medially and draws the shoulder downward and backward
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