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greater rhomboid muscle

greater rhomboid muscle

7.4
A muscle in the upper back that pulls the shoulder blade toward the spine
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : músculo romboides mayor
  • The greater rhomboid muscle helps retract the scapula toward the spine during certain movements.

Examples

  • Strengthening the greater rhomboid muscle improves posture and supports healthy shoulder mechanics.

  • An injury to the greater rhomboid muscle can cause significant upper back pain and discomfort.

  • The greater rhomboid muscle plays a key role in posture.

  • Strengthening the greater rhomboid muscle can improve your back health.

  • An injury to the greater rhomboid muscle can cause significant upper back pain and discomfort.

  • Strengthening the greater rhomboid muscle improves posture and supports healthy shoulder mechanics.

  • The greater rhomboid muscle helps retract the scapula toward the spine during certain movements.

Synonyms

rhomboideus major muscle
vsgreater rhomboid muscle
  • Specialized
7.0

A muscle in the upper back that pulls the shoulder blade toward the spine

is the same muscle but often called by a different technical name
musculus rhomboideus major
vsgreater rhomboid muscle
  • Specialized
8.9

A back muscle that pulls the shoulder blade toward the spine

is the same muscle but named in common English rather than Latin

Surface Forms

greater rhomboid muscle singular
greater rhomboid muscles plural

Morphology

greater + rhomboid + muscle

The phrase is compositional: 'greater' simply modifies 'rhomboid muscle' to indicate the larger of the rhomboid muscles, and 'rhomboid' + 'muscle' names an anatomical structure. This follows regular English noun-phrase formation and is therefore directly derivable by a learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

Greater rhomboid muscle gets its name from greater, meaning 'larger', and rhomboid, meaning 'diamond-shaped'; it is a large, diamond-shaped muscle in the upper back that pulls the shoulder blade toward the spine, so the name shows both its shape and its job.