(of a muscle or artery) situated beneath the scapula
noun
2.
any subscapular muscle or artery
subscapular in American English
(sʌbˈskæpjələr)
Anatomy
adjective
1.
situated beneath or on the deep surface of the scapula, as a muscle
noun
2.
a subscapular muscle, artery, etc.
Also: subscapulary
Word origin
[1825–35; ‹ NL subscapulāris, equiv. to sub-sub- + scapulārisscapular]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: breakdown, cliché, individualism, relativity, runwaysub- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy). On this model, sub- is freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning “under,” “below,”“beneath” (subalpine; substratum), “slightly,” “imperfectly,” “nearly” (subcolumnar; subtropical), “secondary,” “subordinate” (subcommittee; subplot)
Examples of 'subscapular' in a sentence
subscapular
Body mass, stature, and the triceps and subscapular skinfolds were measured.
Anderson S. Teixeira, Luiz G. A. Guglielmo, Juliano Fernandes-da-Silva, Jan M. Konarski,Daniela Costa, João P. Duarte, Jorge Conde, João Valente-dos-Santos, Manuel J. Coelho-e-Silva,Robert M. Malina 2018, 'Skeletal maturity and oxygen uptake in youth soccer controlling for concurrent sizedescriptors', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0205976. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Triceps and subscapular skinfold measurements were obtained using standardized methods.
Robinson Ramírez-Vélez, Mario Ferney López-Cifuentes, Jorge Enrique Correa-Bautista,Katherine González-Ruíz, Emilio González-Jiménez, Diana Paola Córdoba-Rodríguez, AndrésVivas, Hector Reynaldo Triana-Reina, Jacqueline Schmidt-RioValle 2016, 'Triceps and Subscapular Skinfold Thickness Percentiles and Cut-Offs for Overweightand Obesity in a Population-Based Sample of Schoolchildren and Adolescents in Bogota,Colombia', Nutrientshttp://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/8/10/595. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Height, body weight, circumferences and triceps, subscapular, abdominal and calf skinfolds were measured.
Luiz Rodrigo Augustemak de Lima, Priscila Custódio Martins, Carlos Alencar Souza AlvesJunior, João Antônio Chula de Castro, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Edio Luiz Petroski 2017, 'Are traditional body fat equations and anthropometry valid to estimate body fat inchildren and adolescents living with HIV?', Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseaseshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867016306584. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Relative fat was estimated via triceps and subscapular skinfolds.
Leonardo de Sousa Fortes, Maria Elisa Caputo Ferreira 2011, 'Comparação da insatisfação corporal e do comportamento alimentar inadequado em atletasadolescentes de diferentes modalidades esportivas Comparison of body dissatisfactionand inappropriate eating behavior in adolescent athletes of different sports', Revista Brasileira de Educação Física e Esporte : RBEFEhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-55092011000400014. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These nerves innervate the subscapular and teres minor muscles.
A. Cevik-Demirkan, V. Ozdemir, I. Demirkan, I. Turkmenoglu 2007, 'Gross morphological features of plexus brachialis in the chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)',Journal of the South African Veterinary Associationhttps://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/281. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Body fat declined while subscapular skinfold thickness and 6-min walk distance increased.
Anant Mohan, Rosemary Poulose, Tarang Gupta, Kalpana Luthra, Ravindra M Pandey, KaranMadan, Vijay Hadda, Randeep Guleria 2017, 'Impact of chemotherapy on symptom profile, oxidant-antioxidant balance and nutritionalstatus in non-small cell Lung Cancer', Lung Indiahttp://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2017;volume=34;issue=4;spage=336;epage=340;aulast=Mohan. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Subcutaneous adiposity included the sum of several skinfolds: triceps, subscapular and calf.
André F. Teixeira Seabra, Ingrid Salazar Távara, Natalia Enciso Sarria, Liz CaballeroCartagena, Alcibiades Bustamante Valdivia, Rui Manuel Garganta da Silva, José AntónioRibeiro Maia 2008, ' Motor coordination: influence of age, sex, socio-economic status and levels ofadiposity, in peruvian children', Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humanohttp://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/4118/3476. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The axilar nerve was distributed on the teres major, subscapular, teres minor and deltoid muscles.
Sílvia Helena Brendolan Gerbasi, Fabrício Singaretti Oliveira, Gregório Corrêa Guimarães,Márcia Rita Fernandes Machado, Alessandra Regina Freixo Scavone 2008, 'ANÁLISE DA ORIGEM E DISTRIBUIÇÃO DOS NERVOS PERIFÉRICOS DO PLEXO BRAQUIAL DA PACA(Agouti paca, LINNAEUS, 1766) ORIGIN AND DITRIBUTION ANALYSIS OF THE BRACHIAL PLEXUSPERIPHERAL NERVES OF PACA (Agouti paca, LINNAEUS, 1766)', Ciência Animal Brasileirahttp://www.revistas.ufg.br/index.php/vet/article/view/1100. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)