SCAPULA


Meaning of SCAPULA in English

/skap"yeuh leuh/ , n. , pl. scapulas, scapulae /-lee'/ .

1. Anat. either of two flat, triangular bones, each forming the back part of a shoulder in humans; shoulder blade. See diags. under shoulder, skeleton .

2. Zool. a dorsal bone of the pectoral girdle.

[ 1570-80; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .