lattissimus dorsi

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lattissimus dorsi [lə′tis·ə·məs ′dȯr·sē]

(anatomy)

The widest muscle of the back; a broad, flat muscle of the lower back that adducts and extends the humerus, is used to pull the body upward in climbing, and is an accessory muscle of respiration.

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