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Trapezius

Etymology:

Gr. trapézion: “irregular quadrilateral”, literally “a little table” + Gr. -oid: “resembling”

Definition:

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

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