either of two large flat triangular bones, one on each side of the back part of the shoulder in humans
Nontechnical name: shoulder blade
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scap•u•la /ˈskæpyələ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -las, -lae
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- Anatomya flat triangular bone forming the back part of a shoulder;
shoulder blade.
scap•u•la
(skap′yə lə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -las, -lae
-
(-lē′).USA pronunciation
- Anatomyeither of two flat, triangular bones, each forming the back part of a shoulder in humans;
shoulder blade. See diags. under shoulder, skeleton. - Zoologya dorsal bone of the pectoral girdle.
- Latin: shoulder
- 1570–80
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'scapula' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acromion
- bladebone
- clavicle
- coracoid
- glenoid
- rhomboideus
- scapular
- scapulary
- scapulimancy
- scapulo-
- scapulohumeral
- shoulder blade
- subscapular