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rhomboid
1. A parallelogram with adjacent sides that are not equal.
2. Having a shape similar to a rectangle that has been skewed to one side so that the angles are oblique.
3. Any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade.
4. In anatomy, denoting especially a ligament and two muscles.
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Word Entries containing the term: “rhomboid
rhomboid ligament, costoclavicular ligament
The ligament that connects the first rib and the clavicle near its sternal end.

It limits the elevation of the shoulder (at the sternoclavicular joint).

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rhomboid muscle
Any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade.
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