trapezius

English

Location of the trapezius muscle

Etymology

Unknown but likely derived from Ancient Greek τράπεζα (trápeza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹəˈpiːziəs/

Noun

trapezius (plural trapezii or trapeziuses)

1. (anatomy) 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.

   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.

Synonyms

• (muscle): trapezius muscle

Related terms

• trapezium
• trapezoid

Translations

large vertebrate skeletal muscle

• Arabic: شِبْه اَلْمُنْحَرِفَة f (šibh al-munḥarifa)

  Egyptian Arabic: ترابيس f pl (tarabiis)

• Bulgarian: голям трапецовиден мускул m (goljam trapecoviden muskul)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 斜方肌 (zh) (xiéfāngjī)

• Finnish: epäkäslihas (fi), epäkäs (fi)
• Italian: trapezio (it) m
• Japanese: 僧帽筋 (そうぼうきん, sōbōkin)
• Maori: ua pākau
• Turkish: trapez kası