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rhomboideus

[ rom-boi-dee-uhs ]

noun

Anatomy.
plural rhomboidei
  1. either of two back muscles that function to move the scapula.


rhomboideus

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noun

  1. anatomy either of two muscles that connect the spinal vertebrae to the scapulae
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Origin of rhomboideus1

1825–35; < New Latin ( musculus ) rhomboideus; rhomboid, -eus
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rhomboideus1

C19: New Latin, from Late Latin rhomboides : see rhomboid
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A firm pressure of the biceps with full fist, a pressure of the thumb against the rhomboideus, made her exclaim, "Oh, that has done me good!"

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Rhomboideus. backward movements of head and shoulder, Intercostals. raise and depress the ribs.

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