subscapular

American  

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

Also subscapulary

adjective

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

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noun

1. a subscapular muscle, artery, etc.

subscapular British  

/ sʌbˈskæpjʊlə /

adjective

1. (of a muscle or artery) situated beneath the scapula

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noun

1. any subscapular muscle or artery

Etymology

Origin of subscapular

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

Example Sentences

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

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Suprascapular with dorsal branches of subscapular; posterior scapular with costal and muscular branches of subscapular.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph