trapezius

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A large vertebrate skeletal muscle divided into an ascending, descending, and transverse portion, attaching the neck and central spine to the outer extremity of the scapula; it functions in scapular elevation, adduction, and depression.

/tɹəˈpiːziəs/

trapezius trapezii trapeziuses

Unknown but likely derived from Ancient Greek τράπεζα (trápeza).

trapezius muscle

trapezium trapezoid

trap

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