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Descriptor English: Scapula
Descriptor Spanish: Escápula
Descriptor escápula
Scope note: Cada uno de los dos huesos planos triangulares, también denominados omóplatos, que constituyen la parte posterior de la cintura escapular.
Descriptor Portuguese: Escápula
Descriptor French: Scapula
Entry term(s): Scapulae
Shoulder Blade
Shoulder Blades
Tree number(s): A02.835.232.087.783
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012540
Scope note: Also called the shoulder blade, it is a flat triangular bone, a pair of which form the back part of the shoulder girdle.
Annotation: fracture = SCAPULA /inj + FRACTURES, BONE: do not confuse with SHOULDER FRACTURES
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
DeCS ID: 12922
Unique ID: D012540
NLM Classification: WE 810
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Scapula - Preferred
Concept UI M0019469
Scope note Also called the shoulder blade, it is a flat triangular bone, a pair of which form the back part of the shoulder girdle.
Preferred term Scapula
Entry term(s) Scapulae
Shoulder Blade
Shoulder Blades



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