(n.) The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade.
(n.) One of the plates from which the arms of a crinoid arise.
Example Sentences:
(1) The left scapula in each dog was treated by open reduction and plating of the scapular spine.
(2) Upper thoracic fractures that involved the clavicles, scapula, sternum, and ribs were present in four patients.
(3) The tendons of insertion of the latissimus dorsi and the teres major muscles and the tendon of origin of the long head of the triceps brachii muscle were united, forming a conjoint tendon that attached to the infraglenoid tubercle of the scapula and the lower part of the anatomical neck of the humerus adhering to the articular capsule of the shoulder joint.
(4) The shapes of scapulae and basi-occipital bones from three genetically distinct achondroplastic mutants and one osteopetrotic mutant in the mouse (achondroplasia, brachymorphic, stumpy and grey lethal), and appropriate controls, have been compared using Fourier analysis and multivariate statistical techniques.
(5) Passing subcutaneously, the catheter emerges on the back between the scapulae.
(6) This study presents in detail the exact geometry of scapula anatomy, giving precise figures for distances, angles, and radii of curvature of the scapula.
(7) Of 93 macerated scapulae that were examined, foramina were observed in 27 specimens (29%).
(8) Two cases of avulsion of the cranial margin of the scapula are presented.
(9) Two cases of winged scapulae due to fibrosis of the deltoid muscle are reported.
(10) The operation was a modification of Green's procedure; all muscular attachments to the scapula are freed, the omovertebral band is cut, and the scapula is sutured into a pocket in the latissimus dorsi after the scapula has been rotated and moved caudad to a more normal position.
(11) The original malrotation of the scapula was corrected initially but usually recurred after two years; however, this did not compromise the large increase in abduction postoperatively.
(12) The Teflon graft can be protected from possible salivary fistulae by a dermal graft that is covered by a levator scapulae muscle flap, which is sutured to the prevertebral fascia to separate the carotid vessels from the pharynx, but it is not recommended that the tumor resection be staged to achieve this carotid protection.
(13) The rhomboideus major muscle was attached on the medial border of the scapula opposite the infraspinous fossa and could be traced to the dorsal surface of the bone just above the inferior angle.
(14) There was one complication in the SCR group, a urinary tract infection, whereas the TAR group had 21 complications including pneumothorax (13), laceration of subclavian vessel (3), winged scapula (3), pleural effusion (1), and wound infection (1).
(15) Our case reported here has distinct hypoplasia of the scapulae, absence of carpal ossification centers, and lack of flaring of the ilia, whereas the other cases show well-developed scapulas, accelerated carpal bone maturation, and a wide-flared ilia.
(16) Six somatic traits were measured and analysed: body height, body weight, chest circumference, skin-fat fold thickness (scapula, shoulder, hip).
(17) The mechanism is associated with a disturbance in the kinesiology of the shoulder-joint complex that alters the position of the scapula relative to the rib cage and neurovascular supply to the upper limb.
(18) Although fractures of the humerus, scapula, and clavicle are common throughout life, most problems encountered between the ages of 15 and 60 are related to the ligaments, tendons, and muscles of the shoulder girdle.
(19) In this preliminary report, two groups of children were vaccinated with subcutaneous BCG, one on the deltoid area and the other one on the area between the spine and the scapula.
(20) The aim of the operation consists in the reduction of the scapula with simultaneous extraperiosteal release of most muscles inserted on the scapula.
Scapulary
Definition:
(n.) A loose sleeveless vestment falling in front and behind, worn by certain religious orders and devout persons.
(n.) The name given to two pieces of cloth worn under the ordinary garb and over the shoulders as an act of devotion.
(n.) A bandage passing over the shoulder to support it, or to retain another bandage in place.
(a.) Same as Scapular, a.
(n.) Same as 2d and 3d Scapular.
Example Sentences:
(1) Laboratory-reared Ixodes scapularis Say, Amblyomma americanum (L.), and Dermacentor variabilis (Say) were fed on New Zealand white rabbits experimentally infected with Borrelia burgdorferi (JDI strain).
(2) The role of I. scapularis as a vector of the Lyme borreliosis spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, makes this a noteworthy extension of its known range.
(3) scapularis for large mammals, chiefly cattle, horse and even man, was confirmed.
(4) Using fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled rabbit antibodies produced to B. burgdorferi, the etiologic agent of Lyme disease, spirochetes were detected in Ixodes dammini (10.5% of 1,193) and Dermacentor albipictus (0.6% of 157) adults from Connecticut, I. dammini nymphs (49.1% of 108) and adults (64.7% of 99) from Armonk, New York, and in I. scapularis (0.4% of 531) and Amblyomma americanum (3.5% of 173) adults from North Carolina.
(5) Serum from rabbits and rats exposed to Ixodes dammini adults and larvae, respectively, contain antibodies to a large number of antigens in salivary gland homogenates from adult ticks that cross react with the antigens of a closely related species, Ixodes scapularis, and significantly with Dermacentor variabilis antigens.
(6) None of 271 I. scapularis examined were found to be infected with the Lyme disease spirochete.
(7) Spirochetes were detected in I. scapularis (five females, seven males) from Barbour, Butler, Coosa, and Lee counties and A. americanum (four males, four nymphs) from Hale, Lee, and Wilcox counties.
(8) These preliminary findings establish the susceptibility of I. scapularis to B. burgdorferi and the potential role of this tick as an efficient vector of the Lyme disease spirochete.
(9) Borrelia burgdorferi was isolated from Ixodes scapularis Say and Dermacentor albipictus Packard that were removed as partially fed adults from white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann, in Oklahoma.
(10) Malacophagous larvae of the fly Sepedon scapularis Adams were shown experimentally to be effective predators of three species of aquatic pulmonate snails tested as prey: Bulinus africanus (Krauss) an important intermediate host of Schistosoma haematobium (Bilharz), Bulinus tropicus (Krauss) and the invasive species Physa acuta Draparnaud.
(11) The central nervous system of Ixodes scapularis is fused into a single compact synganglion.
(12) A. americanum and I. scapularis accounted for 53.4% of all ticks collected.
(13) These results suggest that I. scapularis serves as a vector of babesiosis on Nantucket Island.
(14) Intensity and prevalence of adults of Ixodes scapularis and larvae, nymphs, and adults of Amblyomma americanum varied significantly over collection periods, but not between host sexes.
(15) Of 11 adult I. scapularis examined to date, 6 were infected but the spirochetes were restricted to the midgut.
(16) Nymphs of I. dammini, I. scapularis, and I. pacificus displayed no statistical difference in feeding ability between mice and lizards when placed on these hosts, but more ticks fed on mice and lizards than on chickens.
(17) Spirochetes were detected in four nymphal and two adult A. americanum recovered from white-tailed deer and three larval I. scapularis recovered from cotton mice.
(18) Gut contents were removed for culturing from seven engorged ticks collected in 1991-1992 including five Ixodes dammini (Spielman, Clifford, Piesman & Corwin) and two I. scapularis (Say) removed from a dog that had recently traveled to the southern United States.
(19) Potential vectors are I. scapularis, I. dentatus, Amblyomma americanum, Dermacentor variabilis.
(20) Ixodes scapularis was the most common tick recovered (2,060 specimens) and infested 54% of the deer.