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rhomboid
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rhomboid
1. a parallelogram having adjacent sides of unequal length
2. having such a shape

rhomboid [′räm‚bȯid]
(mathematics)
A parallelogram whose adjacent sides are not equal.


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These goals included: (1) increasing rhomboid muscle strength to 5/5 and testing serratus anterior and middle and lower trapezius muscle strength at a grade of 3/5 without scapular winging or anterior tilt and (2) improving neuromuscular control of these muscles both statically and dynamically.
The nerve then crosses the posterior triangle of the neck on the anterior surface of the levator scapulae and rhomboid muscles.
The patient had no observable muscle atrophy throughout the shoulder girdle, but he did exhibit hypertrophy of the right upper trapezius and rhomboid muscles (Fig.
 
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