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Look up: acromion

  1. acromion
    [n] - the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Acromion
    Bony prominence above the shoulder; the lateral end of the spine of the scapula
    Found on http://www.paul_smith.doctors.org.uk/Arc

  3. Acromion
    The roof, or highest point, of the shoulder that is formed by a part of the scapula, or shoulder blade
    Found on http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_condit

  4. Acromion
    The outer end of the shoulder blade.
    Found on http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/docs/GLOSSA

  5. Acromion
    Acromion: The projection of the scapula (the shoulder blade) that forms the point of the shoulder. The acromion is part of the scapula. It protrudes laterally (away from the midline) and is triangular in shape. The top of the shoulder is acromial. The word 'acromion' comes from the Greek 'akron', peak + 'omos', shoulder = the peak of the shoulder.
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  6. Acromion
    A·cro'mi·on noun [ Greek ...; 'a`kros extreme + ... shoulder: confer French acromion .] (Anat.) The outer extremity of the shoulder blade.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/22

  7. acromion
    <anatomy> The lateral triangular projection of the spine of the scapula that forms the point of the shoulder and articulates with the clavicle. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. acromion
    acromial process noun the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. Acromion
    The `acromion process`, or simply the `acromion`, is an anatomical feature on the scapula.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acromion

  10. acromion
    (ә-kro´me-әn) the lateral extension of the spine of the scapula, forming the highest point of the shoulder. adj., acro´mial., adj.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  11. Acromion
    • (n.) The outer extremity of the shoulder blade.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. acromion
    (from the article `scapula`) ...spine, which divides the bone into two concave areas, the supraspinous and infraspinous fossae. The spine and fossae give attachment to muscles ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/13

  13. acromion
    acromion, acromial The lateral extension of the spine of the scapula, projecting over the shoulder joint and forming the highest point of the shoulder.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  14. acromion
    The lateral end of the spine of the scapula which projects as a broad flattened process overhanging the glenoid fossa; it articulates with the clavicle and gives attachment to part of the deltoid and trapezius muscles. Its lateral border is a palpable landmark (“the point of the shoulder”). Syn: acromial process [G. akrmion, fr. akron, t...
    Found on http://www.stedmans.com/section.cfm/45


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