noun🔗ShareTrapezmuskelA 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."After carrying the heavy backpack all day, Maria felt a knot of tension in her trapezius muscle. "Nachdem Maria den ganzen Tag den schweren Rucksack getragen hatte, spürte sie eine Verspannung in ihrem Trapezmuskel.bodyanatomyphysiologymedicineorganscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading