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trapezius

/tɹəˈpiːziəs/

Meanings
noun
A 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.

Examples :

"After carrying the heavy backpack all day, Maria felt a knot of tension in her trapezius muscle. "
body anatomy physiology medicine organ science

Related Words

Illustration functions

functions noun

/ˈfʌŋkʃənz/

What something does or is used for.

"The key functions of a refrigerator are to keep food cold and prevent spoilage. "

Illustration depression

depression noun

/dɪˈpɹɛʃən/ /dəˈpɹɛʃ(ə)n/

In psychotherapy and psychiatry, a state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.

"Sarah's depression made it hard to enjoy her usual school activities and look forward to the future. "

Illustration scapular

scapular noun

/ˈskapjʊlə/

A short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform of various religious orders, later often with an embroidered image of a saint.

"The young monk adjusted his brown scapular before entering the chapel for morning prayers. "

Illustration extremity

extremity noun

/ɛk-/ /-ɾi/

The most extreme or furthest point of something.

"The extremity of the hiking trail was a steep, rocky climb. "

Illustration vertebrate

vertebrate noun

/ˈvɛɹ.tɪ.bɹeɪt/

An animal having a backbone.

"A dog is a vertebrate because it has a backbone. "

Illustration attaching

attaching verb

/əˈtætʃɪŋ/

To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

"An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship."

Illustration transverse

transverse noun

/tɹænzˈvɜː(ɹ)s/

Anything that is transverse or athwart.

"The fallen tree lay as a dangerous transverse across the road, blocking all traffic. "

Illustration elevation

elevation noun

/ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃən/

The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.

"the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation to sainthood; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character"

Illustration ascending

ascending verb

/əˈsɛndɪŋ/

To move upward, to fly, to soar.

"He ascended to heaven upon a cloud."

Illustration adduction

adduction noun

/əˈdʌk.ʃn̩/

The act of adducing or bringing forward.

"The lawyer's adduction of new evidence significantly strengthened his client's case. "

Illustration skeletal

skeletal adjective

/skəˈliːt(ə)l/

Of, or relating to the skeleton

"The x-ray showed the patient's skeletal structure. "

Illustration descending

descending verb

/dɪˈsɛndɪŋ/

To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, for example by falling, flowing, walking, climbing etc.

"The rain descended, and the floods came."