Definition
The shoulder blade or scapula, named for its flat, blade-like shape.
Etymology
From Old English 'blæd' (blade, leaf) + 'bān' (bone). Medieval anatomists named this bone for its resemblance to a flat blade or large leaf.
Kelly Says
Your shoulder blade is literally called a blade because it's one of the flattest bones in your body—and its shape actually makes you more flexible than other animals, which is why humans can throw things so well!
Translations
ARالعربية
عظم شفرة
a-tham shi-fra
BNবাংলা
ব্লেডবোন
ble-d-bo-n
CACatalà
os de full
os deh full
CSČeština
listnatka
li-st-nat-ka
DEDeutsch
blattbein
blatt-bein
ELΕλληνικά
όστος ξιφούς
os-tos xi-foo-s
ESEspañol
hueso de hoja
way-so deh o-ha
FAفارسی
استخوان تیغه
es-t-khwan tey-gheh
FISuomi
lehdenluu
leh-den-luu
FRFrançais
os de lame
oh deh lam
HEעברית
עצם של דף
atz-m shel daf
HIहिन्दी
ब्लेडबोन
ble-d-bo-n
HUMagyar
levélcsont
le-vel-chon-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
tulang pisau
tu-lang pi-sau
IGIG
ụkwụ ụkwụ
uk-wu uk-wu
ITItaliano
osso a lama
oh-so a la-ma
MSBahasa Melayu
tulang pisau
tu-lang pi-sau
NLNederlands
bladbeen
blad-been
PLPolski
kość liścia
kos-t li-s-ya
PTPortuguês
ossos de lâmina
oss-os deh la-mee-nah
RORomână
oase de lamă
o-ase deh la-ma
RUРусский
костяк лезвия
kostyak lev-zya
SVSvenska
bladben
blad-ben
SWKiswahili
mfugo laini
m-fu-go la-ini
TAதமிழ்
பட்டையுடன்
pat-tai-y-dun
TEతెలుగు
బ్లేడ్బోన్
ble-d-bo-n
THไทย
กระดูกใบมีด
kra-duk bai-mee-d
TRTürkçe
kanat kemiği
ka-nat ke-mi-gi
UKУкраїнська
кістка леза
kist-ka le-za
VITiếng Việt
xương lưỡi dao
zhau-ng li-u-dao