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🦴 Above shoulder blade 🧠 A shoulder nerve
suprascapular

suprascapular

1 8.9
Above the shoulder blade or relating to that area
  • adjective
  • /ˌsuːprəˈskæpjələr/
  • Specialized
: suprascapular
  • The suprascapular nerve can become compressed, leading to pain in the shoulder area.

Examples

  • Normal shoulder range of motion is possible following an axillary nerve injury if the suprascapular nerve and rotator cuff muscles are intact (13).

    Academic text (2015)

  • Doctors often examine the suprascapular region to assess shoulder injuries.

  • Injuries to the suprascapular area may affect a person's ability to lift their arm.

Surface Forms

suprascapular positive

Morphology

suprascapular = scapular (transparent) = supra + scapula + ar

Formed by the clear prefix 'supra-' (above) added to 'scapular' (relating to the scapula), so the sense 'above the scapula' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Suprascapular is made of the parts supra- meaning 'above' and scapula meaning 'shoulder blade'. So it literally means 'above the shoulder blade' and is used to describe something in that area.