omoplate
Meanings
noun
- The scapula.
Word forms
Etymology
From French omoplate, from Ancient Greek ὠμοπλάτη (ōmoplátē, “shoulder blade”), from ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”) + πλάτη (plátē, “something flat or broad”). By surface analysis, omo- (“shoulder”) + plate.
Derived words
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