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periscapular

periscapular adjective: around the scapula.

Adjective

periscapular (not comparable)

  1. Around the scapula.
    • The main extrinsic cause of our patient's periscapular neuropathies may have been the manner of the physical therapy that was performed—similar to stretch injuries reported in therapy and nontherapy circumstances.2015 August 12, John G. Skedros et al., “Complex Scapular Winging following Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in a Patient with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome”, in Case Reports in Orthopedics, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin of periscapular

From peri- + scapular.

Questions about periscapular

What does periscapular mean?
Periscapular means around the scapula.
What part of speech is periscapular?
Periscapular is an adjective.

Words near periscapular in the dictionary

  1. perisarc
  2. perisarcal
  3. perisarcolemmal
  4. perisarcs
  5. perisaturnium
  6. periscapular
  7. periscian
  8. periscians
  9. periscii
  10. periscopal
  11. periscope

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