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

The subscapular vein drains blood from the subscapular region and joins the cephalic vein to form the axillary vein.

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

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 Cuyer, ?douard