Meanings
plural latissimi dorsi
- anatomyA large, flat, dorsolateral muscle on the trunk, posterior to the arm, and partly covered by the trapezius on its median dorsal region.
Synonyms: latissimus, lat. dorsi, lats
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large, flat, dorsolateral muscle on the trunk, posterior to the arm, and partly covered by the trapezius on its median dorsal region.
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Origin
- Latinlātissimus“widest, broadest”
- Englishlatissimus dorsi
From Latin lātissimus (“widest, broadest”) (superlative of lātus (“wide, broad”)) + dorsī (genitive of dorsum (“the back”)).
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Arabic ظَهْرِيَّة عَرِيضَة
- ظَهْرِيَّة عَرِيضَة (ẓahriyya ʕarīḍa)muscle
Danish brede rygmuskel
- brede rygmuskelmuscle
Dutch brede rugspier
- brede rugspiermuscle
Finnish leveä selkälihas
- leveä selkälihasmuscle
French grand dorsal
- grand dorsalmuscle
German großer Rückenmuskel
- großer Rückenmuskelmuscle
Italian gran dorsale
- gran dorsalemuscle
Māori ua rara
- ua raramuscle
Russian широча́йщая мы́шца спины́
- широча́йщая мы́шца спины́ (širočájščaja mýšca spiný)muscle
Spanish dorsal ancho
- dorsal anchomuscle
Swedish breda ryggmuskeln
- breda ryggmuskelnmuscle
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latissimus dorsi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latissimus%20dorsi
“latissimus dorsi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latissimus%20dorsi. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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