rhomboid minor (muscle)
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Related to rhomboid minor (muscle): Rhomboid major muscle
rhom·boid mi·nor (mus·cle)
[TA]thoracoappendicular muscle; origin, spinous processes of sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae; insertion, medial margin of scapula above spine; action, draws scapula toward vertebral column and slightly upward; nerve supply, dorsal nerve of scapula.
Synonym(s): musculus rhomboideus minor [TA], lesser rhomboid muscle