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Rhomboid minor muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Rhomboid minor Latin = musculus rhomboideus minor GraySubject = 121 GrayPage = 434 Caption = Muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column. (Rhomboideus minor visible at upper center right, near shoulder.)… … Wikipedia
rhomboid minor muscle — noun rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upward • Syn: ↑lesser rhomboid muscle, ↑musculus rhomboideus minor • Hypernyms: ↑rhomboid, ↑rhomboid muscle … Useful english dictionary
rhomboid minor muscle — musculus rhomboideus minor … Medical dictionary
Rhomboid major muscle — Rhomboid major Muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column. Rhomboid major indicated in red. Latin musculus rhomboideus major Gray s … Wikipedia
Rhomboid — This article is about mathematics. For rhomboid muscles in anatomy, see Rhomboid major muscle and Rhomboid minor muscle. For rhomboid in botany see Leaf shape. In geometry, a rhomboid is a parallelogram in which adjacent sides are of unequal… … Wikipedia
rhomboid muscle — noun any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade • Syn: ↑rhomboid • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal muscle, ↑striated muscle • Hyponyms: ↑rhomboideus major muscle, ↑greater rhomboid muscle, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Rhomboid muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Rhomboid muscle Latin = musculus rhomboideus GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column. Origin = nuchal ligaments, spinous processes of the C7 to T5 vertebrae Insertion … Wikipedia
rhomboid — n. either of two muscles (rhomboid major and rhomboid minor) situated in the upper part of the back, between the backbone and shoulder blade. They help to move the shoulder blade backwards and upwards. * * * rhom·boid (romґboid) [Gr. rhombos… … Medical dictionary
rhomboid — n. either of two muscles (rhomboid major and rhomboid minor) situated in the upper part of the back, between the backbone and shoulder blade. They help to move the shoulder blade backwards and upwards … The new mediacal dictionary
rhomboid muscle lesser — musculus rhomboideus minor … Medical dictionary