trapezius
Americannoun
plural
trapeziuses-
a broad, flat muscle on each side of the upper and back part of the neck, shoulders, and back, the action of which raises, or rotates, or draws back the shoulders, and pulls the head backward or to one side.
noun
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either of two flat triangular muscles, one covering each side of the back and shoulders, that rotate the shoulder blades
Etymology
Origin of trapezius
1685–95; < New Latin, short for trapezius musculus trapeziform muscle
Example Sentences
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The bilateral trapezius muscles were manually segmented, followed by muscle T2 extraction.
From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2023
The approval of such injections for cosmetic purposes is only limited to procedures involving the face, making the use of the injection in the trapezius "off-label".
From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2023
You can use it on any muscle group, but Davé says people often find it helpful on the trapezius, the group of muscles between the neck and shoulders.
From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2021
To Wilson, he said, ‘‘If you’re both O.K. with it, slide your right hand downstage over the left trapezius, basically coming up to the back of his neck.’’
From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2020
In the pig and in ruminants, in which the trapezius approaches more closely to the head, the mastoido-humeral occupies, in consequence, a less extent of the cervical region.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
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