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41Scapula — The shoulder blade (or wingbone ), the familiar flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder. The word scapula (with the accent on the first syllable) is Latin. The Romans always employed the plural scapulae , the shoulder blades. Because the …
42Subscapular — Under the scapula, like the subscapularis muscle, which originates beneath the scapula. * * * 1. Deep to the scapula. 2. SYN: infrascapular. * * * sub·scap·u·lar .səb skap yə lər adj situated under the scapula esp of or relating to the ventral or …
43hygroscopic — Denoting a substance capable of readily absorbing and retaining moisture; e.g., NaOH, CaCl2. * * * hy·gro·scop·ic .hī grə skäp ik adj readily taking up and retaining moisture <glycerol is hygroscopic> hy·gro·scop·ic·i·ty (.)skäp is ət ē n,… …
44interscapular — Between the scapulae. * * * in·ter·scap·u·lar .int ər skap yə lər adj of, relating to, situated in, or occurring in the region between the scapulae <interscapular pain> * * * in·ter·scap·u·lar (in″tər skapґu lər) between the …
45scapulohumeral — Relating to both scapula and humerus. SEE ALSO: glenohumeral. * * * scap·u·lo·hu·mer·al .skap yə lō hyüm (ə )rəl adj of or relating to the scapula and the humerus <scapulohumeral movement> * * * scap·u·lo·hu·mer·al (skap″u lo… …
46scapulopexy — Operative fixation of the scapula to the chest wall or to the spinous process of the vertebrae. [scapulo + G. pexis, fixation] * * * scap·u·lo·pexy skap yə lō .pek sē n …
47suprascapular — Above the scapula, denoting especially an artery, vein, and nerve. * * * su·pra·scap·u·lar .sü prə skap yə lər, .prä adj situated or occurring superior to the scapula * * * su·pra·scap·u·lar (soo″prə skapґu lər) above or on the… …
48escape — [ ɛskap ] n. f. • 1567; lat. scapus « fût » ♦ Archit. 1 ♦ Partie inférieure du fût d une colonne, voisine de la base. 2 ♦ (1611) Fût d une colonne, de la base au chapiteau. ● escape nom féminin ou escap nom masculin Faire ou donner e …
49facioscapulohumeral — fa·cio·scap·u·lo·hu·mer·al .fā sh(ē )ō .skap yə lō hyüm (ə )rəl adj relating to or affecting the muscles of the face, scapula, and arm <facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophies> * * * fa·cio·scap·u·lo·hu·mer·al (fa″she o skap″u… …
50scapulothoracic — scap·u·lo·tho·rac·ic .skap yə lō thə ras ik adj of or relating to the scapula and the thorax <scapulothoracic pain> * * * scap·u·lo·tho·rac·ic (skap″u lo thə rasґik) pertaining to the scapula and thorax …
