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shoulder blade

American

noun

the scapula.

shoulder blade British

noun

the nontechnical name for scapula

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shoulder blade Scientific

/ shōl′dər /

See scapula

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

shoulder blades

plural

Etymology

Origin of shoulder blade

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

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shoulder blade

Clark said he sustained a deep bone bruise and a minor sprain of the ligaments connecting the collarbone to the shoulder blade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025

Soudal-Quick Step later confirmed: "Following an incident while training today, Remco Evenepoel was taken to hospital where it was revealed that he has sustained fractures to his rib, right shoulder blade and his right hand."

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2024

Olmo separated the acromioclavicular joint between his collarbone and shoulder blade shortly after coming off the bench in Leipzig’s 6-0 win over Cologne on Saturday.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2023

For example, it had a shortened shoulder blade and fingers more specialized for grabbing.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 8, 2023

She grew tense as fine steel when he traced the mutilated contours with his finger tip from a pit in her shoulder blade almost to the base of her spine.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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