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scapular definition
scapu·lar (skap′yə lər)
adjective
of the shoulder, scapula, or scapulae
Etymology: ModL scapularis < L scapula, scapula (in LL, shoulder)
noun
- a sleeveless outer garment falling from the shoulders, worn as part of a monk's habit
- two small pieces of cloth joined by strings, worn on the chest and back, under the clothes, by some Roman Catholics as a token of religious devotion or as a badge of some order
- a feather growing from a bird's scapular region
- Surgery a bandage passed over the shoulder to support it or to keep another bandage in place
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