SCAPULA

Scapula

In anatomy, the scapula, or shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus with the clavicle . Medically known as the scapula, it is thought that the word "scapula" came . In early Roman times, people thought the bone resembled a trowel, a small shovel. The shoulder blade is also called omo in Latin medical terminology.

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scapula

Noun

  1. Either of the two large, flat, bones forming the back of the shoulder.


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