trapezius
(noun)
noun
1. either of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and arms
Definition categories: body
Sentences with trapezius as a noun:
- The trapezius muscle resembles a trapezium (trapezoid in American English), or diamond-shaped quadrilateral. The word "spinotrapezius" refers to the human trapezius, although it is not commonly used in modern texts. In other mammals, it refers to a portion of the analogous muscle.