A term which is abbreviated jargon for the latissimus dorsi. This Latin term translates roughly into 'lateral muscles of the back'. When viewed from the rear, and relaxed, the lats form large. inverted cones.
Slang referring to the latissimus dorsi, the large muscles of the back that are the prime movers for adduction, extension and hyperextension of the shoulder joints.
The latissimus dorsi muscles are either of two wide, flat, triangular-shaped muscles that run from the vertebral column to the humerus. Their development creates the V-shaped torso.