subscapular

[suhb-skap-yuh-ler]Anatomy

adjective

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

noun

a subscapular muscle, artery, etc.

Also sub·scap·u·lar·y

[suhb-skap-yuh-ler-ee] /sʌbˈskæp yəˌlɛr i/.

Origin of subscapular

1825–35; < New Latin subscapulāris, equivalent to sub- sub- + scapulāris scapular¹

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Examples from the Web for subscapular

Historical Examples of subscapular

The scapula is not in immediate contact with the ribs; the subscapular fossa is not moulded on them.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals
douard Cuyer
Suprascapular with dorsal branches of subscapular; posterior scapular with costal and muscular branches of subscapular.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery
Joseph Bell

British Dictionary definitions for subscapular

subscapular

adjective

(of a muscle or artery) situated beneath the scapula

noun

any subscapular muscle or artery

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