SINCE 1828
levator scapulae
noun
levator scap·u·lae
| \ -ˈskap-yə-ˌlē
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Medical Definition of levator scapulae
: a back muscle that arises in the transverse processes of the first four cervical vertebrae and descends to insert into the vertebral border of the scapula which it elevates
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