acromion
Americannoun
plural
acromianoun
Other Word Forms
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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