shoulder-blade
Upper back bone
The shoulder-blade is the flat, triangular bone at the back of the shoulder, connecting the upper arm to the collarbone.
Also called the scapula.
The blades move visibly beneath the skin when the arms reach or stretch: Her shoulder-blades jutted out as she hunched over the desk.
Posterior thoracic bone
- acromionScapular apex forming shoulder's summit
- glenoidShoulder's bony socket
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- clavicleHorizontal bone above ribs
humerus · deltoid · trapezius · teres · rhomboid · pectoralis · latissimus · musculature
Lengthening in duration
- retractionFormal withdrawal of statement
- elevationHeight above reference point
- depressionProlonged low state
- rotationTurning on an axis
abduction · adduction · winging · tilting · mobility · flexibility · shrugging · reaching
Split in hard material
- wingingProceeding without preparation
- dyskinesiaAbnormal involuntary muscle activity
- bursitisInflamed joint cushions
- snappingBreaking with sharp sound
impingement · pain · injury · tendinitis · arthritis · dislocation · sprain · inflammation
Armor for the shoulder
- plateFlat dish for food
- mailPostal system items
- cuirassTorso-protecting plate armor
- breastplateMetal torso protection
backplate · gorget · harness · protection · guard · armour · lamellar · brigandine
scapula
Posterior thoracic bone
- acromionScapular apex forming shoulder's summit
- glenoidShoulder's bony socket
- spineColumn of vertebrae
clavicle · humerus · deltoid · trapezius · teres · rhomboid · pectoralis · latissimus · musculature · fossa
protraction
Lengthening in duration
- retractionFormal withdrawal of statement
- elevationHeight above reference point
- depressionProlonged low state
rotation · abduction · adduction · winging · tilting · mobility · flexibility · shrugging · reaching · throwing
fracture
Split in hard material
- wingingProceeding without preparation
- dyskinesiaAbnormal involuntary muscle activity
- bursitisInflamed joint cushions
snapping · impingement · pain · injury · tendinitis · arthritis · dislocation · sprain · inflammation · stiffness
pauldron
Armor for the shoulder
breastplate · backplate · gorget · harness · protection · guard · armour · lamellar · brigandine
shoulder, blade, shoulders, shouldered, shouldering, blades, bladed