scapulae

Variant of scapula

scapula definition

scapu·la (skap′yə lə)

noun pl. scapulae -·lae′ (-lē′) or scapulas -·las

either of two flat, triangular bones in the back of the shoulders of humans, or a similar bone in other vertebrates; shoulder blade

Etymology: ModL < L (usually pl., scapulae), orig. prob. shovel (from use of the bone as a spade): for IE base see scaphoid

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