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scapula |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scapula \Scap"u*la\ (sk[a^]p"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl L. {Scapul[ae]}, E. {Scapulas}. [L.] 1. (Anat.) The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade. 2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the plates from which the arms of a crinoid arise. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scapula n : either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings [syn: {shoulder blade}, {shoulder bone}]
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