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Latissimus dorsi

Etymology:

Definition:

L. lātissimus: “widest, broadest” (superlative of lātus: “wide, broad”) + L. dorsī: (genitive of dorsum “the back”)

A large, wide, flat, dorsolateral muscle on the back, posterior to the arm, and partly covered by the trapezius on its median dorsal region.

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