Trapezius

noun

/tɹəˈpiːziəs/

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounA 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.

Synonyms

trapezius muscle trap spinotrapezius trapeze acromiotrapezius trapezium trapeziectomy trapezoid trapezoid bone latissimus dorsi magnotrapezoid scaphotrapezium

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