Shoulder arthroplasty (AHR-thro-plaste) is surgery to replace the shoulder joint. The shoulder joint is where the head (ball) of the humerus meets the glenoid (socket-like end) of the scapula. The humerus is the bone of the upper arm, and the scapula is the shoulder blade.
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  swathe, wrapping(verb) an enveloping bandage. 2  swaddle, swathe(verb) wrap in swaddling clothes. swaddled the infant.