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latissimus /la·tis·si·mus/ (lah-tis´i-mus) [L.] widest; in anatomy, denoting a broad structure. latissimus [L.] widest, a broad structure. latissimus dorsi the broad muscle of the back that serves to retract the forelimb. |
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We observe hierarchy-display behavior, both dominant (Charlie, who "showed the room his omnipotent deltoids and latissimi dorsi, which bulged beneath his shirt") and submissive (Martha's milquetoast escort, dissolving when they run into Charlie-"a big submissive grin came over his face, and he began blurting out pleasantries"). After removal of one of the two latissimi dorsi, which stretch down the sides of the torso, "a person would have problems on crutches, but otherwise there'd be little noticeable effect,' Stephenson says. |
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