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Meaning of SCAPULA

Pronunciation:  'skapyulu

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
 

SCAPULA is a 7 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: shoulder blade, shoulder bone
 
 See Also: acromion, articulatio humeri, bone, endoskeleton, glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa, os, shoulder, shoulder joint

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Scap"u*la\ (sk[a^]p"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. L.
{Scapul[ae]}, E. {Scapulas}. [L.]
1. (Anat.) The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in
   mammals; the shoulder blade.

2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the plates from which the arms of a
   crinoid arise.

 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: commonly known as the shoulder blade.
 

 

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