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acromion

American  
[uh-kroh-mee-uhn] / əˈkroʊ mi ən /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

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


acromion British  
/ əˈkrəʊmɪən /

noun

  1. the outermost edge of the spine of the shoulder blade

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Etymology

Origin of acromion

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

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The first of the Openers is the Latus, which beginning at the top of the Sternum, Clavicle, and Acromion, cleaves on the outside to the bottom of the Lower-Jaw-Bone.

From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Le Clerc, Charles Gabriel

The Deltoides or Triangular hath its beginning in the whole Spine of the Omoplata, the Acromion, and half the Clavicula, and by its point cleaves with a strong Tendon to the middle of the Arm.

From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Le Clerc, Charles Gabriel

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