Acromioclavicular
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to both the acromion and the clavicle. not-comparable
"Frederick Matsen, the chairman of the department of orthopedics and sports medicine at the University of Washington, who has watched the hit that injured Bradford, said an injured acromioclavicular joint could be a bruise, a clavicle fracture, a mild separation or a severe separation."
Example
More examples"Frederick Matsen, the chairman of the department of orthopedics and sports medicine at the University of Washington, who has watched the hit that injured Bradford, said an injured acromioclavicular joint could be a bruise, a clavicle fracture, a mild separation or a severe separation."
Etymology
From acromio- + clavicular.
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