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scap·u·la
(skăp′yə-lə)n. pl. scap·u·las or scap·u·lae (-lē′)
Either of two large, flat, triangular bones forming the back part of the shoulder. Also called shoulder blade.
[Late Latin, shoulder, from Latin scapulae, the shoulder blades.]
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scapula
(ˈskæpjʊlə)n, pl -lae (-liː) or -las
1. (Anatomy) either of two large flat triangular bones, one on each side of the back part of the shoulder in man. Nontechnical name: shoulder blade
2. (Anatomy) the corresponding bone in most vertebrates
[C16: from Late Latin: shoulder]
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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]
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scap·u·la
(skăp′yə-lə) Either of two flat, triangular bones forming part of the shoulder. In humans and other primates, they lie on the upper part of the back on either side of the spine. Also called shoulder blade. See more at skeleton.
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scapula
(pl. scapulae) Either of the two shoulder blades.
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| Noun | 1. |  scapula - either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beingsglenoid cavity, glenoid fossa - the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint acromial process, acromion - the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade articulatio humeri, shoulder joint, shoulder - a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula endoskeleton - the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates) |
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lapaluu
skapula
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scapula
n (Anat) → Schulterblatt nt
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scap·u·la
n. escápula, hueso del hombro.
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scapula
n (pl -lae) omóplato or omoplato, escápulaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.