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.
Also called
rhomboid.
Words nearby rhomboideus
rhombohedron,
rhomboid,
rhomboid fossa,
rhomboid ligament,
rhomboidal sinus,
rhomboideus,
rhombus,
rhonchal fremitus,
rhonchus,
rhonda,
rhondda
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