Definition of scapula Scapula

/skæˈpjʌlʌ/ - [skatpyulu] - scap•u•la

We found 7 definitions of scapula from 6 different sources.

What does scapula mean?

Noun Plural: scapulas
scapula - either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
		shoulder blade, shoulder bone
		bone, os a shade of white the color of bleached bones
		endoskeleton the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)
		articulatio humeri, shoulder joint, shoulder a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder"
		glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint

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scapula (Noun)
Either of the two large, flat, bones forming the back of the shoulder.

scapula (n.)
The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade.
scapula (n.)
One of the plates from which the arms of a crinoid arise.

scapula
skap′ū-la, n. the shoulder-blade.—adj. Scap′ūlar, pertaining to the shoulder.—n. a bandage for the shoulder-blade: (ornith.) the shoulder feathers: a long strip of cloth worn by some orders: two little pieces of cloth tied together by strings passing over the shoulders, worn by lay persons in token of devotion: a short cloak with a hood, a monastic working dress.—adj. Scap′ūlary, in form like a scapular.—n. a scapular.—adj. Scap′ūlated, having the scapular feathers notable in size or colour, as the scapulated crow.—n. Scap′ūlimancy. divination by means of shoulder-blades.—adj. Scapuliman′tic. [L. scapulæ, the shoulder-blades, prob. cog. with scapus, a shaft.]