Preferred Label : shoulder bone;
Uberon definition : A bone that is connected via a shoulder joint (i.e. glenohumeral or acromioclavicular
joints). The shoulder bones are the clavicle, scapula and humerus - but note that
these are only considered to be shoulder bones when a true shoulder is present, as
in most tetrapods.;
Uberon synonym : shoulder-articulating bone; bone of shoulder;
Origin ID : 0003461;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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A bone that is connected via a shoulder joint (i.e. glenohumeral or acromioclavicular
joints). The shoulder bones are the clavicle, scapula and humerus - but note that
these are only considered to be shoulder bones when a true shoulder is present, as
in most tetrapods.
