scap
9.9
A flat bone at the back of the shoulder that connects the arm to the body
- noun
- Archaic
:
escápula
- Fleance is scap'd.
Examples
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The doctor examined her scap for any signs of injury after her fall.
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One of the pair churned and the other, sometimes the fisherman's wife, gathered the clams with a scap net and put them in a floating basket; after the 1920s, usually the baskets were set in an inflated tire tube.
Academic text (1990) -
The athlete felt slight pain in his scap after an intense workout.
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During the anatomy class, we learned that the scap plays a crucial role in shoulder mobility.
Synonyms
8
7.6
A flat triangular bone on each side of the upper back that helps form the shoulder
is an archaic or rare form used instead of the modern anatomical term
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scap is an old, rare word for the 'shoulder blade' and is easy to remember because it is a short form of the modern word scapula. The scapula is the flat bone at the back of your shoulder, so scap means that same bone.