scapula
Noun
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Either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings (synset 105287187)
has:
- glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa - the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint
- acromial process, acromion - the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade
is a part of:- articulatio humeri, shoulder, shoulder joint - a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
- endoskeleton - the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)
same as: shoulder blade, shoulder bone
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