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subscapular

[ suhb-skap-yuh-ler ]

adjective

  1. situated beneath or on the deep surface of the scapula, as a muscle.


noun

  1. a subscapular muscle, artery, etc.

subscapular

/ sʌbˈskæpjʊlə /

adjective

  1. (of a muscle or artery) situated beneath the scapula
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. any subscapular muscle or artery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of subscapular1

1825–35; < New Latin subscapulāris, equivalent to sub- sub- + scapulāris scapular 1
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Example Sentences

Suprascapular with dorsal branches of subscapular; posterior scapular with costal and muscular branches of subscapular.

You have a slight subscapular affection, Miss Dodd: I mean, a little pain under the shoulder-blade.

The scapula is not in immediate contact with the ribs; the subscapular fossa is not moulded on them.

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