Acromion

//əˈkɹoʊ.mi.ən// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The outermost point of the shoulder blade.

    ""The ball struck the fore part of HIS LORDSHIP'S epaulette; and entered the left shoulder immediately before the processus acromion scapulae, which it slightly fractured."

  2. 2
    the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade wordnet

Synonyms

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acromial process

Example

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""The ball struck the fore part of HIS LORDSHIP'S epaulette; and entered the left shoulder immediately before the processus acromion scapulae, which it slightly fractured."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκρώμιον (akrṓmion), variant of ἀκρωμία (akrōmía, “acromion”). Compare -ion, especially in acropodion.

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shoulder blade

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