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Acromion

Acromion \A*cro"mi*on\, n. [Gr. ?; 'a`kros extreme + ? shoulder: cf. F. acromion.] (Anat.) The outer extremity of the shoulder blade.

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acromion

n. (context anatomy English) The outermost point of the shoulder blade.

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acromion
  1. n. the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade [syn: acromial process]

  2. [also: acromia (pl)]

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Acromion

In human anatomy, the acromion (from Greek: akros, "highest", ōmos, "shoulder", plural: acromia) is a bony process on the scapula (shoulder blade). Together with the coracoid process it extends laterally over the shoulder joint. The acromion is a continuation of the scapular spine, and hooks over anteriorly. It articulates with the clavicle (collar bone) to form the acromioclavicular joint.

Usage examples of "acromion".

On the fifth day the line of demarcation extended to the spine of the scapula, laying bare the bone and exposing the acromion process and involving the pectoral muscles.

There is a case on record of a boy of fourteen who was shot in the right shoulder, the bullet entering through the right upper border of the trapezius, two inches from the acromion process.

She was so emaciated, barely hidden by a loose tank top with a picture of Snoopy, that I could see, as if on X ray, the clavicle, acromion, the coracoid process.