coracoid

American  

[kawr-uh-koid, kor-] / ˈkɔr əˌkɔɪd, ˈkɒr- /

adjective

1. pertaining to the bone that in reptiles, birds, and monotremes articulates with the scapula and the sternum and that in humans and other higher mammals is a reduced bony process of the scapula having no connection with the sternum.

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noun

1. a coracoid bone or process.

coracoid British  

/ ˈkɒrəˌkɔɪd /

noun

1. a paired ventral bone of the pectoral girdle in vertebrates. In mammals it is reduced to a peg (the coracoid process ) on the scapula

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Other Word Forms

• intercoracoid adjective
• precoracoid adjective
• subcoracoid adjective

Etymology

Origin of coracoid

1700–10; < New Latin coracoīdēs < Greek korakoeidḗs ravenlike, hooked like a raven's beak, equivalent to korak- (stem of kórax ) raven + -oeidēs -oid

Example Sentences

He was cut in March of 2016 before signing with the Browns later that month, but he played just five games after suffering a fractured coracoid bone in his left shoulder.

From Washington Post • May 24, 2018

Raise your hand if you heard of the coracoid bone before this week.

From Washington Times • Sep. 14, 2016

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

This end is also anchored to the coracoid process of the scapula by the coracoclavicular ligament, which provides indirect support for the acromioclavicular joint.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The coracoid is one of the most characteristic bones of the bird’s skeleton.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various