| NOUN | body | rhomboid muscle, rhomboid | any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade |
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| Meaning | Any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade. | |
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| Synonym | rhomboid | |
| Narrower | rhomboid minor muscle, lesser rhomboid muscle, musculus rhomboideus minor | rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upward |
| rhomboideus major muscle, greater rhomboid muscle, musculus rhomboideus major | rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the spinal column | |
| Broader | skeletal muscle, striated muscle | A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton |
| Spanish | músculo romboide | |
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