trapezius
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.
Origin of trapezius
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How to use trapezius in a sentence
The bullet tore through my voice box and larynx before lodging itself in my trapezius.
15 Rounds and Still Talking: Lt. Brian Murphy’s Story of the Oak Creek Massacre | Simran Jeet Singh | August 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAlso, he lifted weights with his teeth to bulk up his neck and trapezius muscles.
The next muscles to become stiff and painful are those of the neck, especially the sterno-mastoid and trapezius.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesA not infrequent accompaniment is a shrug of one or both shoulders, due to synergic contraction of the trapezius.
Tics and Their Treatment | Henry MeigneIn time other muscles compensate in part for the loss of the trapezius.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander Miles
Bradford inserts a portion of the trapezius into the humeral insertion of the deltoid.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander MilesExit, at margin of right trapezius, the track crossing the carotids about the level of normal bifurcation.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 | George Henry Makins
British Dictionary definitions for trapezius
/ (trəˈpiːzɪəs) /
either of two flat triangular muscles, one covering each side of the back and shoulders, that rotate the shoulder blades
Origin of trapezius
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