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trapezii

trapezii is the plural of trapezius.

Meaning of trapezius

Noun

trapezius (plural trapezii or trapeziuses)

  1. 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:
    trapezius muscle

Questions about trapezii

What is trapezii the plural of?
Trapezii is the plural of trapezius.

Words near trapezii in the dictionary

  1. trapezia
  2. trapezial
  3. trapezian
  4. trapeziectomy
  5. trapeziform
  6. trapezii
  7. trapeziid
  8. trapeziids
  9. trapezing
  10. trapeziometacarpal
  11. trapezist

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