Definition of scapula

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Scapula (n.) One of the plates from which the arms of a crinoid arise.

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Praesternum :: Praesternum (n.) Same as Preoral, Prepubis, Prescapula, etc..
Infrascapular :: Infrascapular (a.) Beneath the scapula, or shoulder blade; subscapular..
Subscapulary :: Subscapular (a.) Alt. of Subscapular.
Mesoscapula :: Mesoscapula (n.) A process from the middle of the scapula in some animals; the spine of the scapula.
Opisthomi :: Opisthomi (n. pl.) An order of eellike fishes having the scapular arch attached to the vertebrae, but not connected with the skull..
Mesoscapular :: Mesoscapular (a.) Of or pertaining to the mesoscapula.
Omoplate :: Omoplate (n.) The shoulder blade, or scapula..
Postscapula :: Postscapula (n.) The part of the scapula behind or below the spine, or mesoscapula..
Scapulary :: Scapulary (a.) Same as Scapular, a..
Suprastapedial :: Supraspinous (a.) Situated above a spine or spines; especially, situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the neural spines of the vertebral column, or above, or in front of, the spine of the scapula..
Infraspinous :: Infraspinous (a.) Below the spine; infraspinal; esp., below the spine of the scapula; as, the infraspinous fossa; the infraspinate muscle..
Omo- :: Omo- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the shoulder or the scapula..
Scapular :: Scapular (n.) Alt. of Scapular.
Scapulary :: Scapulary (n.) A loose sleeveless vestment falling in front and behind, worn by certain religious orders and devout persons..
Epicleidium :: Epicleidium (n.) A projection, formed by a separate ossification, at the scapular end of the clavicle of many birds..
Scapular :: Scapular (n.) One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back.
Metacromion :: Metacromion (n.) A process projecting backward and downward from the acromion of the scapula of some mammals.
Coracoid :: Coracoid (a.) Pertaining to a bone of the shoulder girdle in most birds, reptiles, and amphibians, which is reduced to a process of the scapula in most mammals..
Glenoid :: Glenoid (a.) Having the form of a smooth and shallow depression; socketlike; -- applied to several articular surfaces of bone; as, the glenoid cavity, or fossa, of the scapula, in which the head of the humerus articulates..
Prescapular :: Prescapular (a.) Of or pertaining to the prescapula; supraspinous.
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