trapezius

[医] 斜方肌

发音

/tɹəˈpiːziəs/

词形变化

trapezii 复数 trapezii trapeziuses trapeziuses 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

    斜方肌

    医学

    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.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

skeletal muscle striated muscle

词源

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

来源：wiktionary