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🦴 Above shoulder blade 🧠 A shoulder nerve
suprascapular

suprascapular

9.6
A nerve above the shoulder blade that controls some shoulder muscles
  • noun
  • /ˌsuːprəˈskæpjʊlər/
  • Specialized
: nervio suprascapular
  • The suprascapular nerve is crucial for shoulder movement.

Examples

  • He injured his suprascapular nerve while lifting weights.

  • The doctor explained that the suprascapular nerve is important for lifting the arm.

  • Injury to the suprascapular can lead to weakness in shoulder movement.

  • The doctor explained that the suprascapular is important for lifting the arm.

  • Physical therapy helped restore function after damage to the suprascapular.

  • Injury to the suprascapular nerve can lead to weakness in shoulder movement.

  • Physical therapy helped restore function after damage to the suprascapular nerve.

Surface Forms

suprascapular singular
suprascapulars plural

Morphology

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

The prefix 'supra-' indicates 'above', and 'scapular' relates to the shoulder blade, but the specific anatomical reference may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Suprascapular for the nerve also comes from supra- 'above' and scapula 'shoulder blade'. The nerve passes above the shoulder blade to reach the shoulder muscles, so that's why it has this name.