¿La escápula o el omoplato?

Question

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre estas palabras? Entiendo que los dos se refieren al mismo hueso. ¿Hay una diferencia o son sinónimos? ¿Es una preferida por regiones?

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What is the difference between these words? I understand that they refer to the same bone. Is there a different or are they synonyms? Is one preferred regionally?

nice name :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 9, 2012

Answer 1

You're right they both mean shoulder blade, they just come from different languages - La escápula (from the latin escarbar) and omóplato (from the Greek - omo (shoulder) plato (wide))

I think these days the greek one is the common word used by the people and the latin is the medical term