rhomboideus

[ rom-boi-dee-uh s ]

/ rɒmˈbɔɪ di əs /

noun, plural rhom·boi·de·i [rom-boi-dee-ahy] /rɒmˈbɔɪ diˌaɪ/. Anatomy.

either of two back muscles that function to move the scapula.

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Words nearby rhomboideus

rhombohedron, rhomboid, rhomboid fossa, rhomboid ligament, rhomboidal sinus, rhomboideus, rhombus, rhonchal fremitus, rhonchus, rhonda, rhondda

Origin of rhomboideus

1825–35; < New Latin (musculus) rhomboideus; see rhomboid, -eus

Also called rhomboid.

British Dictionary definitions for rhomboideus

rhomboideus

/ (rɒmˈbɔɪdɪəs) /

noun plural -dei (-dɪˌaɪ)

anatomy either of two muscles that connect the spinal vertebrae to the scapulae

Word Origin for rhomboideus

C19: New Latin, from Late Latin rhomboides : see rhomboid

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