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scapular

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scapular
1. Anatomy of or relating to the scapula
2. part of the monastic habit worn by members of many Christian, esp Roman Catholic, religious orders, consisting of a piece of woollen cloth worn over the shoulders, and hanging down in front and behind to the ankles
3. two small rectangular pieces of woollen cloth joined by tapes passing over the shoulders and worn under secular clothes in token of affiliation to a religious order
4. any of the small feathers that are attached to the humerus of a bird and lie along the shoulder


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He explains preparation and use of flaps of the upper extremity, including the latter alarm flat, the lower extremity, including the gracilis muscle flap, and the torso including the groin flap and the scapular skin flap.
The shoulder was manipulated in external rotation, internal rotation, and flexion in the scapular plane.
for Catholic orders, it is normally comprised of a tunic, often covered by a scapular and cowl.
 
 
 
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