scapula

scap·u·la

(skăp′yə-lə)

n. pl. scap·u·las or scap·u·lae (-lē′)

Either of two large, flat, triangular bones forming the back part of the shoulder. Also called shoulder blade.

[Late Latin, shoulder, from Latin scapulae, the shoulder blades.]

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scapula

(ˈskæpjʊlə)

n, pl -lae (-liː) or -las

1. (Anatomy) either of two large flat triangular bones, one on each side of the back part of the shoulder in man. Nontechnical name: shoulder blade

2. (Anatomy) the corresponding bone in most vertebrates

[C16: from Late Latin: shoulder]

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scap•u•la

(ˈskæp yə lə)

n., pl. -las, -lae (-ˌli)

1. either of two flat triangular bones each forming the back part of a shoulder; shoulder blade.

2. a dorsal bone of the pectoral girdle.

[1570–80; < Latin: shoulder]

scap·u·la

(skăp′yə-lə)

Either of two flat, triangular bones forming part of the shoulder. In humans and other primates, they lie on the upper part of the back on either side of the spine. Also called shoulder blade. See more at skeleton.

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scapula

(pl. scapulae) Either of the two shoulder blades.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

scapula - either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings

shoulder blade, shoulder bone

bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa - the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint

acromial process, acromion - the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade

articulatio humeri, shoulder joint, shoulder - a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula

endoskeleton - the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)

Translations

lapaluu

skapula

scapula

[ˈskæpjʊlə] N (scapulas or scapulae (pl)) [ˈskæpjʊliː] → escápula f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

scapula

n (Anat) → Schulterblatt nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

scapula

[ˈskæpjʊlə] n (scapulas or scapulae (pl)) (Med) → scapola

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

scap·u·la

n. escápula, hueso del hombro.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

scapula

n (pl -lae) omóplato or omoplato, escápula

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References in periodicals archive

The presence of scapular winging (i.e., lateral displacement and caudal rotation of the glenoid of the scapula) was assessed with the affected arm at rest and with the patient seated.

Spinal accessory nerve monitoring with clinical outcome measures

From the back side, is there a flare in the right scapula? Does the left hip appear higher than the right?

A breakthrough in the science of performance

Radiological investigations demonstrated an expanded lytic lesion in the scapula near the glenoid cavity.

A novel approach to locate the suprascapular nerve in a patient with a shoulder tumour: the specular symmetry technique

Fresh bovine bones such as femur, tibia, humerus, radius/ ulna (fore arm), metacarpus, metatarsus, scapula, skull, pelvis, rib and backbone were collected from slaughterhouse for present investigations.

Dielectric properties of animal bone

Zuckerman (orthopedic surgery, New York U.) and Koval (orthopedics, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, New Hampshire) draw on their nearly 20 years of experience, and help from some colleagues, to describe the evaluation and management of fractures about the shoulder, including the proximal humerus, clavicle, and scapula. They present a systematic approach to evaluating fractures from the simplest to the most complex based on a careful assessment of the fracture factors and patient factors that made each injury unique.

Shoulder fractures: The Practical Guide to Management

* A scapula fracture is associated with life-threatening injuries and requires an extensive workup.

Myths of emergency orthopedics are debunked

There, wedged between two old volumes, is the scapula of a caribou.

Way North

The purpose of their study was to develop a method to analyze movement of the shoulder blade (scapula) during wheelchair propulsion.

Wheelchair-propulsion study

Other sites such as the forehead, face, chest, scapula, lumbosacral spine, buttocks, and scrotum have also been reportedly involved (2-7).

Human case of lobomycosis

The goal of this study was to develop a technique that may be useful to detect bone geometry and pixel gray value from contour data of CT-scan slice of the scapula. In this paper an attempt has been made to relate quantitative Computed Tomography (CT) gray values with apparent density, and apparent density with elastic modulus.

Bone geometry and mechanical properties of the human scapula using computed tomography data

SUMMARY: Surgical treatment of breast cancer can leave late sequelae such as winged scapula, loss of joint mobility of the shoulder, overweight, etc.

Secuelas Morfo-Funcionales en Mujeres Operadas de Cancer de Mama en las Regiones de la Araucania y del Bio-Bio, Chile/MorphoFunctional Consequences in Women Operated for Breast Cancer of the Region of Araucania and Bio-Bio, Chile