Definitions
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- adjective anatomy Relating to the
thorax andback .
Etymologies
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thoraco- + dorsal
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Examples
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The Trapezius is supplied by the accessory nerve, and by branches from the third and fourth cervical nerves; the Latissimus dorsi by the sixth, seventh, and eighth cervical nerves through the thoracodorsal (long subscapular) nerve.
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