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scapulohumeral

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[skap-yuh-loh-hyoo-mer-uhl, -yoo-] / ˌskæp jə loʊˈhju mər əl, -ˈju- /

adjective

Anatomy.
  1. of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.


Etymology

Origin of scapulohumeral

First recorded in 1830–40; scapulo- + humeral

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Immobility of the scapulohumeral joint is noticeable when one attempts to passively move the parts.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

Later, as soon as acute inflammation has subsided, vesication of a liberal area around the anteroexternal part of the scapulohumeral joint and over the course of the suprascapular nerve, will stimulate recovery in favorable cases.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

This synovial bursa forms a smooth groove through which the biceps brachii glides in the anterior scapulohumeral region.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

After-care consists in restriction of exercise and, if necessary, confining the subject in a sling and the application of a vesicant over the scapulohumeral region.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

Great strain is put upon these parts because the biceps brachii is the chief inhibiting structure of the scapulohumeral articulation—the one which prevents further flexion of the humerus during weight bearing.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

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