scapulohumeral muscles
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Related to scapulohumeral muscles: scapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
scapulohumeral muscles
[TA]intrinsic muscles of the shoulder joint originating on the scapula and inserting into and acting on the humerus, producing motion of the glenohumeral joint; includes supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and major, and subscapularis.
Synonym(s): musculi scapulohumerales