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scapula
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun scapula has 1 sense
- scapula(n = noun.body) shoulder blade, shoulder bone - either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings; Array is a kind of bone, os
has parts: glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa, acromial process, acromion
is a part of articulatio humeri, shoulder, shoulder joint, endoskeleton
Derived form adjective scapular1
CIDE DICTIONARY
scapula, n. [L.].
- The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade. [1913 Webster]
- One of the plates from which the arms of a crinoid arise. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
scapula, n. (pl. scapulae or scapulas) the shoulder-blade.
Etymology
LL, sing. of L scapulae
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