subscapular
[ suhb-skap-yuh-ler ]
/ sʌbˈskæp yə lər /
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adjective
situated beneath or on the deep surface of the scapula, as a muscle.
noun
a subscapular muscle, artery, etc.
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Also sub·scap·u·lar·y [suhb-skap-yuh-ler-ee]. /sʌbˈskæp yəˌlɛr i/.
Words nearby subscapular
subroutine, sub-Saharan, subsample, subsatellite, subsc, subscapular, subscapular artery, subscapular muscle, subscapular nerve, subscribe, subscriber
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Example sentences from the Web for subscapular
Suprascapular with dorsal branches of subscapular; posterior scapular with costal and muscular branches of subscapular.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery|Joseph BellYou have a slight subscapular affection, Miss Dodd: I mean, a little pain under the shoulder-blade.
Hard Cash|Charles ReadeThe scapula is not in immediate contact with the ribs; the subscapular fossa is not moulded on them.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer
British Dictionary definitions for subscapular
subscapular
/ (sʌbˈskæpjʊlə) /
adjective
(of a muscle or artery) situated beneath the scapula
noun
any subscapular muscle or artery
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