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shoulder blade

noun

  1. the scapula.



shoulder blade

noun

  1. the nontechnical name for scapula

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

shoulder blade

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shoulder blade1

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300
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He was left with a broken shoulder blade, fractured vertebrae, a cracked collar bone and needing plastic surgery - but was back at his desk within three months.

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He suffered a broken shoulder blade, fractured vertebrae and a cracked collarbone, while his wife, Margaret, was left permanently disabled by the bomb.

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"First of all we give five sharp blows with the heal of your hand between the child's shoulder blades - check every time you do this to see if anything has come out."

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Leanne suffered five stab wounds – to her spine, her head, her ribs, her lung, and her shoulder blade.

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All of this can lead to pain in the back of the shoulder and shoulder blades, as well as tightness and sensitivity in the chest, among other issues.

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