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suprascapular artery

noun

: a branch of the thyrocervical trunk that passes obliquely from within outward and over the suprascapular ligament to the back of the scapula

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“Suprascapular artery.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/suprascapular%20artery. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.

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