Meanings
nounscapulectomy (plural scapulectomies)
plural scapulectomies
- medicineRemoval of the scapula.
Recurrence of scapulothoracic bursitis following partial scapulectomy has been reported in one case and was attributed to the development of excessive scar tissue [ 26 ].
2015 July 26, John G. Skedros, Tanner D. Langston, Colton M. Phippen, “Surgical Correction of Posttraumatic Scapulothoracic Bursitis, Rhomboid Major Muscle Injury, Ipsilateral Glenohumeral Instability, and Headaches Resulting from Circus Acrobatic Maneuvers”, in Case Reports in Orthopedics, volume 2015, →DOI
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Rhymes with scapulectomy
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