shoulder blade

noun

plural shoulder blades

: either of a pair of large, flat, triangular-shaped bones that lie above the rib cage on either side of the upper back : scapula

a fractured shoulder blade

He has a wing-shaped tribal tattoo between his shoulder blades.

—Cliff Mehrtens

… types who didn't wash and grew hair to their shoulder blades.

—Curtis W. Casewit

Examples of shoulder blade in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The man, his clothes dusty and his arms streaked with red, had a broken shoulder blade and a punctured lung. —Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024

Foam rollers are good for larger areas, such as the quads or calves, while massage guns can help in spots that are tougher to reach, such as between the shoulder blades. —Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 29 Oct. 2024

The pain may travel to the back, usually the right shoulder blade. —Qin Rao, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024

Repetitive heavy lifting Repetitive overhead reaching Shoulder Impingement Syndrome Shoulder impingement syndrome (rotator cuff tendonitis) happens when the tendons in your shoulder get squeezed under a bony part of the shoulder blade called the acromion. —Sarah Jividen, Health, 11 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

shoulder blade

noun

: the flat triangular bone of the back of the shoulder that forms a joint with the humerus of the upper arm

called also scapula

Medical Definition

shoulder blade

noun

: scapula