shoulder blade
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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]
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shoulder blade
n.
See scapula.
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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.
Synonym(s): shoulder blade.
[L. scapulae, the shoulder blades]
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