scapula

scap·u·la  (skpy-l)

n. pl. scap·u·las or scap·u·lae (-l)

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

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

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scapula [skap-pew-la, -lee]

Noun

pl -lae the technical name for shoulder blade [Late Latin: shoulder]

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scapula  (skpy-l) Plural scapulae (skpy-l) or scapulas Either of two flat, triangular bones forming part of the shoulder. In humans and other primates, the scapulae lie on the upper part of the back on either side of the spine. Also called shoulder blade. See more at skeleton.

scapula

Thesaurus

Noun

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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)