scapul-

1. variant of scapulo- before a vowel:

   scapulalgia.

Example Sentences

The sternum, with the clavicles and scapul, is perhaps the most curiously modified part of the skeleton of birds.

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The shape is now given to the scapul on both sides, and all the muscles of the shoulders imitated.

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The only one that I have been enabled to seize is, that their scapul and parapleur are parallel and placed obliquely.

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Words That Use Scapul-

What does scapul- mean?

Scapul- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning scapula, the technical name for the shoulder blade. It is used in some medical terms, especially in anatomy.

Scapul- comes from the Latin scapula, meaning “shoulder.”

Scapul- is a variant of scapulo-, which loses its -o– when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.

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Examples of scapul-

An example of a medical term that features the combining form scapul- is scapulectomy, “surgical removal of the scapula.”

The form scapul- represents scapula, as we know. You may have encountered the combining form -ectomy before as well: it means “excision” or “removal.” Scapulectomy literally translates to “scapula removal.”

What are some words that use or are related to the combining form scapul-?

• scapular
• scapulary
• scapulalgia
• scapulimancy

What are some other forms that scapul- may be commonly confused with?

• -scopy
• sacr-
• scapho-
• scat-

Break it down!

The combining form -algia means “pain.” What does the medical condition scapulalgia involve?