scapular
pronunciation
How to pronounce scapular in British English:
UK ['skæpjʊlə]
How to pronounce scapular in American English:
US ['skæpjələ]
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- Noun:
- a feather covering the shoulder of a bird
- garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit
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- Adjective:
- relating to or near the shoulder blade
Word Origin
- scapular (adj.)
- 1680s, "pertaining to the scapula," from Modern Latin scapularis, from Latin scapula "shoulder" (see scapula). The noun (late 15c., also in Old English) in reference to a short cloak for the shoulders prescribed for certain monks, is from Medieval Latin scapulare, from scapula. Related: Scapulary.
Example
- 1. Electromyography analysis of scapular muscles during baseball pitching .
- 2. Clinic analysis of 15 cases with scapular fractures .
- 3. The effect of scapular taping on electromyographic muscle activity and proprioception feedback in health shoulders .
- 4. Surgical management of scapular glenoid fractures associated with dislocation of humeral head .
- 5. Vascular pedicle scapular crest graft intercalating devitalized humerus tumor one segment for reconstruction of shoulder joint .