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

/ sʌbˈskæpjʊlə /

adjective

1. (of a muscle or artery) situated beneath the scapula

noun

1. any subscapular muscle or artery

Word History and Origins

Origin of subscapular¹

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

RHP Shane Bieber, out since June 14 with a right subscapular strain, is progressing.

From Fox News

He was diagnosed with a subscapular strain in his left shoulder.

From Washington Times

Subscapular, sub-skap′ū-lar, adj. beneath the scapula.—n. a subscapular vessel or nerve.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg