LATISSIMUS DORSI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does latissimus dorsi mean? 

• LATISSIMUS DORSI (noun)
  The noun LATISSIMUS DORSI has 1 sense:

1. a broad flat muscle on either side of the back

  Familiarity information: LATISSIMUS DORSI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LATISSIMUS DORSI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A broad flat muscle on either side of the back

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

lat; latissimus dorsi

Hypernyms ("latissimus dorsi" is a kind of...):

skeletal muscle; striated muscle (a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes)

Holonyms ("latissimus dorsi" is a part of...):

back; dorsum (the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine)

 Context examples 

A latissimus dorsi flap is a type of breast reconstruction.

(Latissimus dorsi flap, NCI Dictionary)

A muscle in the back called the latissimus dorsi, along with skin, fat, and blood vessels, is moved from the back to the chest to form a new breast mound or to form a pocket for a breast implant.

(Latissimus dorsi flap, NCI Dictionary)