Scapulocostal syndrome
scapulocostal syndrome scap·u·lo·cos·tal syndrome (skāp’yə-lō-kŏs’təl)
n.
Pain in the upper or posterior part of the shoulder radiating into the neck, head, arm, or chest, caused by an abnormal relationship between the scapula and the posterior wall of the thorax.
Read Also:
- Scapulohumeral
[skap-yuh-loh-hyoo-mer-uh l or, often, -yoo-] /ˌskæp yə loʊˈhyu mər əl or, often, -ˈyu-/ adjective, Anatomy. 1. of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus. scapulohumeral scap·u·lo·hu·mer·al (skāp’yə-lō-hyōō’mər-əl) adj. Of, characterizing, or affecting the scapula and the humerus.
- Scapulomancy
or scapulomancy [skap-yuh-luh-man-see] /ˈskæp yə ləˌmæn si/ noun 1. divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal’s scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument. noun divination by shoulder blade bone that has been heated to cracked or burned state; also written scapulimancy , also called spatulamancy See […]
- Scapulopexy
scapulopexy scap·u·lo·pex·y (skāp’yə-lō-pěk’sē) n. Surgical fixation of the scapula to the chest wall or to the spinous process of the vertebrae.
- Scapus
scapus sca·pus (skā’pəs) n. pl. sca·pi (-pī) A shaft or stem.
- Scar
noun 1. a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn. 2. a lasting aftereffect of trouble, especially a lasting psychological injury resulting from suffering or trauma. 3. any blemish remaining as a trace of or resulting from injury or use. 4. Botany. a mark indicating a former point of attachment, as where a […]