suprascapular

DEFINITION of suprascapular

su·pra·scap·u·lar

 (sū’pră-skap’yū-lăr), Above the scapula, denoting especially an artery, vein, and nerve. The suprascapular nerve is a mixed sensory and motor nerve that originates from the upper trunk of the brachial plexus and innervates the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles, providing motor supply for two of the five rotator cuff muscles. It travels through the suprascapular notch, beneath the transverse scapular ligament, and then through the spinoglenoid notch.

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ETYMOLOGY of suprascapular

From [supra-] +‎ [scapular] The word “suprascapular” originated in 1828 from the Latin prefix “supra-” meaning “above” and “scapular,” which pertains to the shoulder blade. It means “situated above or on the upper part of the scapula,” and its earliest known use in English was in 1797 The term suprascapular is an anatomical adjective used to describe structures situated above or on the upper part of the scapula (shoulder blade). It is a compound word formed from two Latin roots:  - supra- (Prefix): Derived from the Latin suprā (adverb/preposition), meaning “above,” “higher than,” or “over”. It stems from the Latin superus (“above”) and the PIE root uper. - scapular (Root): Derived from the Modern Latin scapularis, which comes from the Latin scapulae (plural for “shoulders” or “shoulder blades”). Historically, scapulae may have shared a root with words for “spades” or “shovels” because of the bone’s flat, broad shape.

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RELATED TERMS to suprascapular

Suprascapular Nerve Suprascapular Artery Suprascapular Notch

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DERIVATIONS of suprascapular

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• Suprascapulary (Adj.): An older, less common variant of suprascapular, documented in medical dictionaries as early as 1693.
• Suprascapula (Noun): A noun form (first recorded in 1846) referring to a specific bony or cartilaginous part situated above the main body of the scapula, common in comparative anatomy.
• Infrascapular (Adj.): The directional opposite, referring to structures situated below the scapular region.
• Subscapular (Adj.): Referring to the area underneath (anterior to) the scapula, specifically the subscapular fossa.
• Interscapular (Adj.): Referring to the area between the two scapula

Med roots Appendix A Prefixes Appendix B Combining Forms Appendix C Suffixes Appendix D Suffix forms