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trapezius

tra·pe·zi·us [ trə pzee əss ] (plural tra·pe·zi·us·es or tra·pe·zi·i [ trə pzee  ])


noun 
Definition:
 
back muscle: either of the two large flat triangular muscles that run from the back of the neck and cover each shoulder. They help to move the shoulder blades and draw the head backward.

[Early 18th century. < modern Latin< late Latin trapezium (see trapezium)]
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