Scapular
(Scap"u*lar), n. (Zoöl.) One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular
regions and lie along the sides of the back.
Scapular
(Scap"u*lar Scap"u*la*ry) , n. [F. scapulaire, LL. scapularium, scapulare, fr. L. scapula
shoulder blade.]
1. (R. C. Ch.) (a) A loose sleeveless vestment falling in front and behind, worn by certain religious
orders and devout persons. (b) The name given to two pieces of cloth worn under the ordinary garb
and over the shoulders as an act of devotion. Addis & Arnold.
2. (Surg.) A bandage passing over the shoulder to support it, or to retain another bandage in place.
Scapulary
(Scap"u*la*ry), a. Same as Scapular, a.
Scapulary
(Scap"u*la*ry), n. (Zoöl.) Same as 2d and 3d Scapular.
Scapulet
(Scap"u*let) n. [Dim. of scapula.] (Zoöl.) A secondary mouth fold developed at the base of
each of the armlike lobes of the manubrium of many rhizostome medusæ. See Illustration in Appendix.
Scapulo-
(Scap"u*lo-) A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to,
the scapula or the shoulder; as, the scapulo-clavicular articulation, the articulation between the scapula
and clavicle.
Scapus
(||Sca"pus) n. [L.] See 1st Scape.
Scar
(Scar) n. [OF. escare, F. eschare an eschar, a dry slough L. eschara, fr. Gr. hearth, fireplace,
scab, eschar. Cf. Eschar.]
1. A mark in the skin or flesh of an animal, made by a wound or ulcer, and remaining after the wound
or ulcer is healed; a cicatrix; a mark left by a previous injury; a blemish; a disfigurement.
This earth had the beauty of youth, . . . and not a wrinkle, scar, or fracture on all its body.
T. Burnet. 2. (Bot.) A mark left upon a stem or branch by the fall of a leaf, leaflet, or frond, or upon a seed by the
separation of its support. See Illust.. under Axillary.
Scar
(Scar), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scarred ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scarring.] To mark with a scar or scars.
Yet I'll not shed her blood;
Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow.
Shak.
His cheeks were deeply scarred.
Macaulay. Scar
(Scar), v. i. To form a scar.
