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
Together, the clavicle, acromion, and spine of the scapula form a V-shaped line that serves as an important area for muscle attachment.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
In this case, the acromion is thrust under the acromial end of the clavicle, resulting in ruptures of both the acromioclavicular and coracoclavicular ligaments.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
In man there runs from the acromion to the manubrium of the sternum a bone, the collar-bone or clavicle.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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