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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries肩胛骨
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiān jiǎ gǔ
"医生通过X光检查了他的肩胛骨。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The large, triangular flat bone situated in the dorsal part of the thorax, articulating with the clavicle and humerus.
"The physical therapist examined the patient's right scapula for signs of winging or muscular imbalance." - 2
In zoology, the analogous shoulder bone in various vertebrates.
"Comparative anatomists studied the shape of the scapula across different mammalian species."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word scapulae, meaning the shoulders or shoulder blades. The term entered anatomical nomenclature in the early modern period directly from Classical Latin without significant morphological alteration.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scapula" is said worldwide
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omoplate
Transliteration: /ɔ.mɔ.plat/
"Il ressentait une vive douleur au niveau de l'omoplate gauche."
Schulterblatt
Transliteration: /ˈʃʊltɐˌblat/
"Das Schulterblatt verbindet den Oberarmknochen mit dem Schlüsselbein."
scapola
Transliteration: /ˈska.po.la/
"Un forte urto gli ha causato una frattura alla scapola."
omóplato
Transliteration: /oˈmo.pla.to/
"El músculo trapecio se inserta en la espina del omóplato."
escápula
Transliteration: /isˈka.pu.lɐ/
"O osso da escápula protege a parte posterior del tórax."
स्कैपुला
Transliteration: skaipyula
"स्कैपुला कंधे की पीछे की एक चपटी हड्डी है।"
肩胛骨
Transliteration: jiān jiǎ gǔ
"医生通过X光检查了他的肩胛骨。"
어깨뼈
Transliteration: eokkaeppyeo
"어깨뼈는 상체의 움직임에 중요한 역할을 합니다."
肩甲骨
Transliteration: kenkōkotsu
"肩甲骨を動かすストレッチは肩こりに効果的です。"
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