ALL meanings of latissimus dorsi
la·tis·si·mus dor·si
L l - noun plural latissimus dorsi a broad, flat muscle on each side of the midback, the action of which draws the arm backward and downward and rotates the front of the arm toward the body. 1
- noun latissimus dorsi either of the large, wide, triangular muscles, one on each side of the back, connecting the lower and central spine with the arm: it helps rotate, extend, and adduct the arm 0
- noun latissimus dorsi (anatomy) Either of the larger, flat, dorso-lateral muscles on the trunk, posterior to the arm, and partly covered by the trapezius on its median dorsal region. 0