shoulder blade
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shoulder blade
n.
See scapula.
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shoulder blade
n
(Anatomy) the nontechnical name for scapula
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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]
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shoul·der blade
(shōl′dər) See scapula.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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) |
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shoulder blade
nounRelated words
technical name scapula
technical name scapula
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Translations
lopatka
skulderblad
lapaluu
lopatica
肩甲骨
견갑골
skulderblad
หัวไหล่
xương vai
shoulder blade
n → scapolaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shoulder blade
→ لَوْحُ الكَتِف lopatka skulderblad Schulterblatt ωμοπλάτη omóplato lapaluu omoplate lopatica scapola 肩甲骨 견갑골 schouderblad skulderblad łopatka omoplata лопатка skulderblad หัวไหล่ kürek kemiği xương vai 肩胛Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009