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subscapular

[ suhb-skap-yuh-ler ]

adjective

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


noun

  1. a subscapular muscle, artery, etc.

subscapular

/ ʌˈæʊə /

adjective

  1. (of a muscle or artery) situated beneath the scapula
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. any subscapular muscle or artery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of subscapular1

1825–35; < New Latin ܱܲ, equivalent to sub- sub- + ܱ scapular 1

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