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acromion

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8 lettersPronunciation /əˈkɹoʊ.mi.ən/Part of speech nounSorted acimnoorStarts with AEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade

Word origin

From Ancient Greek ἀκρώμιον (akrṓmion), variant of ἀκρωμία (akrōmía, “acromion”), from ἄκρος (ákros, “summit”) + ὦμ- (ôm-, “shoulder”) + -ιον (-ion, “noun suffix”). Compare -ion, especially in acropodion.

Used in a sentence

  • "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.
  • The deltoid is wasted, and the acromion unduly prominent.
  • Complete pectoral and pelvic bones show a deep subrectangular acromion on the scapula and a low obturator flange on the ischium.

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