subscapularadj.
/ˌsʌbˈskapjᵿlə/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈskæpjələr/ Anatomy, Zoology, and Medicine.
Located or occurring below or under the scapula. subscapular muscle: = subscapularis n.
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the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > muscles of specific parts > [noun] > muscles of shoulder
subscapularis1615
supraspinatus muscle1615
subscapular muscle1634
under-blade-lurker1683
muscle of patience1728
deltoid1740
deltoid muscle1741
infraspinatus1855
prescapular1890
trachelo-acromial1891
infraspinator1897
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of bones > [adjective] > disorders of specific bones
subscapular1634
spinal1839
spineless1860
Osgood–Schlatter1912
the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bony support for limbs > shoulder-girdle > [adjective] > shoulder bone > occurring under
subscapulary1661
subscapular1828
1634 A. Read Man. Anat. Body of Man iv. i. 219 Passing under serratus major, and the subscapular muscle, it is tyed to the upper intercostall.
1694 W. Salmon tr. Y. van Diemerbroeck Anat. Human Bodies (new ed.) i. 506/1 (margin) The Subscapular Muscle.
1828 J. Quain Elements Anat. vi. 416 The sub-scapular nerves..are usually three in number.
1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 278 Another subscapular nerve is formed by the junction of very slender branches from the 6th and 7th cervical nerves.
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. IV. 445 Subscapular hæmorrhage may result either from direct traumatism or indirect strain.
1915 Jrnl. Amer. Vet. Assoc. Oct. 25 A horse, 3 to 4 years old, kept in a valley near a marsh presented, October 28, 1914, a very large subscapular abscess at the elbow.
1949 H. Bailey Demonstr. Physical Signs Clin. Surg. (ed. 11) xiii. 135 The subscapular lymphatic nodes lying in the posterior axillary fold are best examined from the back.
2005 Jrnl. Amer. Dietetic Assoc. 105 599 Only four had excess body fat, as indicated by a sum of triceps and subscapular skinfolds greater than the 85th percentile.
Compounds
subscapular artery n. [after French artère sous-scapulaire (1777 or earlier)] a large branch of the axillary artery supplying blood to the muscles of the scapular region.
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1797 J. Bell Anat. Human Body II. 363 The Subscapular Artery is of a wonderful size; it is hardly described in books.
1830 London Med. Gaz. 16 Jan. 498/1 A bleeding tumour, of the size of a walnut, and of a purplish color, arose at that part of the wound where the subscapular artery had been tied.
1918 Cunningham's Textbk. Anat. (ed. 5) 916 The lateral thoracic artery..descends, along the lower border of the pectoralis minor, to anastomose with the intercostal and subscapular arteries.
2011 Jrnl. Shoulder & Elbow Injury 20 464/1 An association between enlarged pectoralis minor muscles and compression of the subscapular artery as well as the second segment of the axillary artery.
subscapular fossa n. [after French fosse sous-scapulaire (1753 or earlier)] the concave undersurface of the body of the scapula.
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1822 J. Lizars Syst. Anat. Plates I. 145/1 Subscapular fossa.
1905 Trans. Pathol. Soc. London 57 316 In the subscapular fossa the thinned part of the bone was free from growth.
2010 Jrnl. Shoulder & Elbow Surg. 19 937/2 After originating from the subscapular fossa on the scapula, the subscapularis inserts on the lesser tuberosity of the humerus.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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