Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated between the scapulæ or shoulder-blades.
- noun In ornithology, an interscapular feather; one of the feathers of the interscapulum.
- noun In the calyx plates of certain Cystoidea, like Caryocrinus, one of the plates of the third cycle representing the interradials of the Crinoidea.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Between the scapulæ or shoulder blades.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the upper back, or the part between the shoulders.
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- adjective anatomy Between the
shoulder blades
Etymologies
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Examples
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The scalp, face, and (less frequently) the sternal and interscapular regions of the trunk.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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It is commonly seen upon the sternal and interscapular regions.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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Quite frequently, especially in the interscapular and sternal regions, the segmental configuration constitutes an important feature of seborrh [oe] a-- of the eczema seborrhoicum variety.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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