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SPINE OF THE SCAPULA

\spˈa͡ɪn ɒvðə skˈapjʊlə], \spˈa‍ɪn ɒvðə skˈapjʊlə], \s_p_ˈaɪ_n ɒ_v_ð_ə s_k_ˈa_p_j_ʊ_l_ə]\

Definitions of SPINE OF THE SCAPULA

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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An osseous plate projecting from the posterior surface of the scapula which extends obliquely upward and outward from a point near the upper fourth of the posterior border to terminate in the acromion process.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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