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

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noun

any subscapular muscle or artery

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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

Two bursae, the subacromial bursa and the subscapular bursa, help to prevent friction between the rotator cuff muscle tendons and the scapula as these tendons cross the glenohumeral joint.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

The subscapular fossa is located on the anterior surface of the scapula.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

The surfaces of the scapula are, in quadrupeds, flatter than in the human being, and in particular the subscapular fossa, which is also less concave.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer

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