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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)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.