| scapulo- | <prefix> A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the scapula or the shoulder; as, the scapulo-clavicular articulation, the articulation between the scapula and clavicle. (29 Oct 1998) |
|---|---|
| scapuloclavicular | Synonym: acromioclavicular. Synonym: coracoclavicular. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scapulocostal syndrome | <syndrome> Pain of insidious development in the upper or posterior part of the shoulder radiating into the neck and occiput, down the arm, or around the chest; there may be numbness or tingling in the fingers; attributed to an alteration from the normal relationship between the scapula and posterior wall of the thorax. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scapulodynia | Synonym: scapulalgia. Origin: scapulo-+ G. Odyne, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| scapulohumeral | Relat ing to both scapula and humerus. See: glenohumeral. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scapulohumeral atrophy | Progressive spinal muscular atrophy beginning in the shoulder. Synonym: scapulohumeral atrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scapulohumeral muscular dystrophy | One of the less well-defined types of muscular dystrophy, probably heterogenous in nature. Onset usually in childhood or early adulthood and both sexes affected. Characterised by weakness and wasting, usually symmetrical, of the pelvic girdle muscles, the shoulder girdle muscles, or both, but not the facial muscles. Muscle pseudohypertrophy, heart involvement, and mental retardation are absent. Variable inheritance. Synonym: Leyden-Mobius muscular dystrophy, pelvofemoral muscular dystrophy, scapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scapulohumeral reflex | Contraction of muscles of the shoulder girdle and arm caused by tapping the lower part of the unilateral border of the scapula; the muscles which respond vary according to their degree of stretching at the time. Synonym: scapuloperiosteal reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scapuloperiosteal reflex | Contraction of muscles of the shoulder girdle and arm caused by tapping the lower part of the unilateral border of the scapula; the muscles which respond vary according to their degree of stretching at the time. Synonym: scapuloperiosteal reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scapulopexy | Operative fixation of the scapula to the chest wall or to the spinous process of the vertebrae. Origin: scapulo-+ G. Pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |