肩けん甲こう挙きょ筋きん

noun

levator scapulae muscle

Anatomical term for the muscle that elevates the scapula. Used in medical and anatomical contexts.

• 肩けん甲こう挙きょ筋きんは首くびの後うしろから肩けん甲こう骨こつにつながる筋きん肉にくです。

  The levator scapulae muscle is a muscle that runs from the back of the neck to the scapula.

• 肩かたこりの原げん因いんとして肩けん甲こう挙きょ筋きんの緊きん張ちょうがよく挙あげられます。

  Tension in the levator scapulae muscle is often cited as a cause of stiff shoulders.