| 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) |
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| 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) |
| scapus | A shaft or stem. Origin: L. Shaft, stalk (05 Mar 2000) |
| scapus penis | The free pendulous portion of the penis, consisting of shaft and glans penis. Synonym: corpus penis, scapus penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scapus pili | The non-growing portion of a hair which protrudes from the skin, i.e., from the follicle. Synonym: scapus pili. (05 Mar 2000) |