acromion
Americannoun
plural
acromianoun
Other Word Forms
- acromial adjective
- subacromial adjective
- superacromial adjective
Etymology
Origin of acromion
1605–15; < New Latin < Greek akrṓmion, equivalent to akro- acro- + ṓm ( os ) shoulder + -ion noun suffix
Vocabulary lists containing acromion
Example Sentences
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Impingement syndrome occurs when the rotator cuff tendons become "impinged" between boney anatomical structures of the shoulder, i.e. the coracoid as well as the acromion.
From US News • May 11, 2016
The Tour's medical service described the injury as a right shoulder trauma and a "dislocation between the collarbone and the acromion".
From Reuters • Jul. 5, 2014
Without superior rotation of the scapula, the greater tubercle of the humerus would hit the acromion of the scapula, thus preventing any abduction of the arm above shoulder height.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Extending laterally from the spine is a flattened and expanded region called the acromion or acromial process.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
In connection with this fracture, reference must be made to a condition frequently met with, in which the epiphysial portion of the acromion is found to be separate from the body of the process—separate acromion.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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