SCAPULA


Meaning of SCAPULA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈska-pyə-lə ]

noun

( plural scap·u·lae -ˌlē, -ˌlī ; or -las )

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, shoulder blade, shoulder

Date: 1578

: either of a pair of large triangular bones lying one in each dorsal lateral part of the thorax, being the principal bone of the corresponding half of the shoulder girdle, and articulating with the corresponding clavicle or coracoid — called also shoulder blade

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