1. Either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
   "The scapula, or shoulder blade, helps to stabilize arm movements"; "The shoulder bone, or shoulder blade, helps to stabilize arm movements";
   - scapula, shoulder bone

Derived forms: shoulder blades

Type of: bone, os[2]

Part of: articulatio humeri, endoskeleton, shoulder, shoulder joint

Encyclopedia: Shoulder blade