| Pronunciation: | | 'skapyulu
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings |
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SCAPULA is a 7 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | shoulder blade, shoulder bone |
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| | See Also: | | acromion, articulatio humeri, bone, endoskeleton, glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa, os, shoulder, shoulder joint |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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.
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Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | commonly known as the shoulder blade. |
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