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subscapular

American

[suhb-skap-yuh-ler] / sʌbˈskæp jə lər /

Also subscapulary

adjective

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

noun

a subscapular muscle, artery, etc.

subscapular British

/ sʌbˈskæpjʊlə /

adjective

(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

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

Etymology

Origin of subscapular

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

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subscapular

Woodruff already had missed four months of the regular season with a subscapular strain in his shoulder.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

RHP Shane Bieber, out since June 14 with a right subscapular strain, is progressing.

From Fox News ● Sep. 4, 2021

These muscle tendons are protected from friction against the scapula by the subacromial bursa and subscapular bursa.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

The subscapular vein drains blood from the subscapular region and joins the cephalic vein to form the axillary vein.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

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

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer

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