rhomboideus

rhomboideus
See rhomboid minor (muscle).

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rhom·boi·de·us räm-'bȯid-ē-əs n, pl -dei -ē-.ī either of two muscles that lie beneath the trapezius muscle and connect the spinous processes of various vertebrae with the medial border of the scapula:
a) RHOMBOIDEUS MINOR
b) RHOMBOIDEUS MAJOR

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • rhomboideus — n. (pl. rhomboidei) Anat. a muscle connecting the shoulder blade to the vertebrae. Etymology: mod.L rhomboideus RHOMBOID …   Useful english dictionary

  • rhomboideus major — n a muscle arising from the spinous processes of the second through fifth thoracic vertebrae, inserted into the vertebral border of the scapula, and acting to adduct and laterally rotate the scapula called also rhomboid major …   Medical dictionary

  • rhomboideus minor — n a muscle arising from the inferior part of the ligamentum nuchae and from the spinous processes of the seventh cervical and first thoracic vertebrae, inserted into the vertebral border of the scapula at the base of the bony process terminating… …   Medical dictionary

  • Rhomboideus major — Musculus rhomboideus major Rückenmuskulatur des Menschen Ursprung Dornfortsätze des 2. 5. Brustwirbels, Ligamentum supraspinale An …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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