acromion

[ uh-kroh-mee-uhn ]

noun,plural a·cro·mi·a

[uh-kroh-mee-uh]. /əˈkroʊ mi ə/. Anatomy.

the outward end of the spine of the scapula or shoulder blade.

Origin of acromion

1605–15; <New Latin <Greek akrṓmion, equivalent to akro-acro- + ṓm(os) shoulder + -ion noun suffix

Other words from acromion

a·cro·mi·al, adjective
sub·a·cro·mi·al, adjective
su·per·a·cro·mi·al, adjective

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How to use acromion in a sentence

In the Theromorpha it has an acromial process with which the precoracoid articulates, and it is very large in Dinosauria.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
A small tubercle (deltoid tubercle) which frequently exists near the acromial end is liable to suggest the presence of a fracture.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander Miles
The glenoid cavity is deformed or absent, and the dislocation may be sub-coracoid, sub-acromial, or sub-spinous.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for acromion

acromion

/ (əˈkrəʊmɪən) /

nounplural -mia (-mɪə)

the outermost edge of the spine of the shoulder blade

Origin of acromion

C17: New Latin, from Greek akrōmion the point of the shoulder, from acro- + ōmion, diminutive of ōmos shoulder

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