subscapular

[Pref. sub-, and Eng. scapu lar (q. v.).] Beneath the scapula or shoulder-blade. subscapular-artery, s. IMG:content-0493.png:[blocks in formation] Anat.: A muscle arising partly by muscular and partly by tendinous fibers from the venter of the scapula. Its fibers unite into a broad tendon perforating the capsular ligament of the shoulder joint.