WordNet
n. either of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and arms [syn: trapezius, cowl muscle, musculus trapezius]
Wikipedia
In human anatomy, the trapezius is one of two large superficial muscles that extend longitudinally from the occipital bone to the lower thoracic vertebrae and laterally to the spine of the scapula (shoulder blade). Its functions are to move the scapulae and support the arm.
The trapezius has three functional regions: the superior region (descending part), which supports the weight of the arm; the intermediate region (transverse part), which retracts the scapulae; and the inferior region (ascending part), which medially rotates and depresses the scapulae.
Usage examples of "trapezius muscle".
By now, his trapezius muscle would be tight as a clam from the strain he'd put it through.
But in the darkness I hit too far back, and my fists rebounded off the great rubbery bulk of the trapezius muscle, and he disconcerted me with the speed with which he came lunging off the bed, shoulder slamming into my chest, big arms clamping and locking around me as he drove me back onto her empty bed.
Then and only then did he begin to rub the knot that was already forming on the big trapezius muscle that sloped from neck to shoulder.
Spock wondered if he could use the nerve-pinch on her, if his hand could span her massive trapezius muscle, if the nerve itself were close enough to the surface to be accessible.
The trapezius muscle, on the outside of the neck, stopped the knife from exiting.
The pain lessened a little as I shifted my position and controlled my breathing, but one of his punches seemed to have torn a ligament and the big trapezius muscle of my back sent sharp pains right up to my neck.
I stitched up your leg and neck, or, more accurately, your trapezius muscle.
Instead, I opened my mouth as if to kiss the smooth flesh over the trapezius muscle, catching her collarbone with my lower jaw.