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shoulder blade
shoulder bladen. See scapula.shoulder blade n (Anatomy) the nontechnical name for scapula 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] shoul·der blade (shōl′dər) See scapula.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | shoulder blade - either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beingsscapula, shoulder bonebone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebratesglenoid cavity, glenoid fossa - the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder jointacromial process, acromion - the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder bladearticulatio humeri, shoulder joint, shoulder - a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapulaendoskeleton - the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates) |
shoulder blade nounRelated words technical name scapulaTranslationsshoulder blade
shoulder blade[′shōl·dər ‚blād] (anatomy) scapula shoulder blade
scap·u·la, gen. and pl. scap·u·lae (skap'yū-lă, -lē), [TA] A large triangular flattened bone lying over the ribs, posteriorly on either side, articulating laterally with the clavicle at the acromioclavicular joint and the humerus at the glenohumeral joint. It forms a functional articulation with the chest wall, the scapulothoracic articulation. Synonym(s): blade bone, shoulder blade [L. scapulae, the shoulder blades] shoulder bladen. See scapula.scap·u·la, pl. scapulae (skap'yū-lă, -lē) [TA] A large, triangular, flattened bone lying over the ribs, posteriorly on either side, articulating laterally with the clavicle at the acromioclavicular joint and the humerus at the glenohumeral joint. It forms a functional joint with the chest wall, the scapulothoracic joint. Synonym(s): shoulder blade. [L. scapulae, the shoulder blades]shoulder blade
Synonyms for shoulder bladenoun either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beingsSynonymsRelated Words- bone
- os
- glenoid cavity
- glenoid fossa
- acromial process
- acromion
- articulatio humeri
- shoulder joint
- shoulder
- endoskeleton
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