Advertisement
Advertisement
subscapular
[suhb-skap-yuh-ler]
adjective
situated beneath or on the deep surface of the scapula, as a muscle.
noun
a subscapular muscle, artery, etc.
subscapular
/ ʌˈæʊə /
adjective
(of a muscle or artery) situated beneath the scapula
noun
any subscapular muscle or artery
Word History and Origins
Origin of subscapular1
Example Sentences
Woodruff already had missed four months of the regular season with a subscapular strain in his shoulder.
RHP Shane Bieber, out since June 14 with a right subscapular strain, is progressing.
He was diagnosed with a subscapular strain in his left shoulder.
Subscapular, sub-skap′ū-lar, adj. beneath the scapula.—n. a subscapular vessel or nerve.
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.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse