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nouneither of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
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Definition that contains scapula
- shoulder a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
- collarbone bone linking the scapula and sternum
- clavicle bone linking the scapula and sternum
- cottontail common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
- musculus pectoralis minor a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs
- articulatio humeri a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
- wood-rat any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
- pectoralis minor a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs
- dorsal scapular vein vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery
- greater rhomboid muscle rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the spinal column