shoulder bone

shoulder bone
noun
either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
Syn: ↑scapula, ↑shoulder blade
Derivationally related forms: ↑scapular (for: ↑scapula)
Hypernyms: ↑bone, ↑os
Part Holonyms: ↑endoskeleton, ↑shoulder, ↑shoulder joint, ↑articulatio humeri
Part Meronyms: ↑glenoid fossa, ↑glenoid cavity, ↑acromion, ↑acromial process

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noun
Etymology: Middle English shulderbon, sholderbon
: scapula 1a

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shoulder bone noun
The shoulder blade
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Main Entry:shoulder

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shoulder bone,
1. = humerus. (Cf.humerus)
2. = shoulder blade. (Cf.shoulder blade)

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