| 单词 | scapula |
| 释义 | scapula (once / 11988 pages) n Your scapula is your shoulder blade. The scapula connects the collar bone to the upper arm. The scapula is the anatomical term for the flat, triangle-shaped bone that makes up a human's shoulder. Other animals have similar bones, often described as scapular. The word scapula means "shoulder" in Late Latin, from the Latin root scapulae, or "shoulder blades." One guess about the word's origin says the original meaning of scapulae was "spades or shovels," based on their similar shapes. WORD FAMILYscapula: scapulae, scapular, scapulas+/scapular: scapulars USAGE EXAMPLESProsise, who suffered a shoulder injury in Sunday’s game that Carroll referred to after the game as specifically being located in the scapula. Seattle Times(Nov 21, 2016) Carroll said Prosise has “a scapula issue’’ and that there will be more tests to determine the severity. Seattle Times(Nov 20, 2016) He says the shoulders and scapulae are two areas he treats with cupping because of the stress they endure during during a golf swing. Golf Digest(Aug 12, 2016) n either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings Syn|Hyper shoulder blade, shoulder bone bone, os rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
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