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shoulder blade
noun
the scapula.
shoulder blade
noun
the nontechnical name for scapula
shoulder blade
See scapula
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shoulder blade1
Example Sentences
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.
He suffered a broken shoulder blade, fractured vertebrae and a cracked collarbone, while his wife, Margaret, was left permanently disabled by the bomb.
"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."
Leanne suffered five stab wounds – to her spine, her head, her ribs, her lung, and her shoulder blade.
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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