scapula

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(skăp'yə-lə) pronunciation
n., pl., -las, or -lae (-lē').
Either of two large, flat, triangular bones forming the back part of the shoulder. Also called shoulder blade.

[Late Latin, shoulder, from Latin scapulae, the shoulder blades.]


Pl. scapulae [L.] the flat triangular bone at the top of the shoulder; the shoulder blade.

Scapula of the dog. By permission from Aspinall V, O'Reilly M, Introduction to Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, Butterworth Heinemann, 2004

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  • Trunk - scapula: large triangular bone lying in each dorsal lateral part of thorax; shoulder blade
  • Skeleton - scapula: shoulder blade


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skulderblad

Nederlands (Dutch)
schouderblad

Français (French)
n. - omoplate

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schulterblatt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ωμοπλάτη

Italiano (Italian)
scapola

Português (Portuguese)
n. - omoplata (f) (Anat.)

Русский (Russian)
лопатка, шпатель

Español (Spanish)
n. - escápula, omóplato

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skulderblad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
肩胛骨

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 肩胛骨

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 견갑골, 어깨뼈

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 肩甲骨

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألعظم ألكتفي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עצם השכם‬


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