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omoplato
shoulder blade
homo-
same
+
plate
flat dish
An omoplato is a shoulder blade, which can be remembered as a homo-0 (same0) plate1, as if it's a flat plate-like bone that's the same on both sides of the body.
noun
  1. shoulder blade
    The flat, triangular bone in the back of the shoulder.
    El dolor en el omoplato le impedía mover el brazo. // The pain in his shoulder blade prevented him from moving his arm.