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suprascapular

[ sōō′prə-skăp′yə-lər ]

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adj.

Located above the scapula, as an artery or a nerve.

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Words nearby suprascapular

suprarational, suprarenal, suprarenal artery, suprarenalectomy, suprarenal gland, suprascapular, suprascapular artery, suprascapular nerve, suprascapular vein, suprascleral, suprasegmental

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How to use suprascapular in a sentence

Suprascapular, sū-pra-skap′ū-lar, adj. situated above the scapula or shoulder-blade.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
The dorsal or suprascapular border of the scapula is rounded, while the posterior or glenoid border is nearly straight.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
Procavia has a triangular scapula with a prominent spine and no acromion; there is a large unossified suprascapular region.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
The scapula in the Proboscidea has a large rounded suprascapular border and a narrow, slightly concave glenoid border.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

Suprascapular with dorsal branches of subscapular; posterior scapular with costal and muscular branches of subscapular.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery|Joseph Bell