suprascapular

[sōō′prə-skăp′yə-lər]

adj.

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

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