acromion (redirected from acromia)

a·cro·mi·on  (-krm-n)

n. pl. a·cro·mi·a (m-)

The outer end of the scapula to which the collarbone is attached.

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[New Latin acrmion, from Greek akrmion : akros, extreme; see ak- in Indo-European roots + mos, shoulder.]

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a·cromi·al adj.

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acromion [əˈkrəʊmɪən]

n pl -mia [-mɪə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the outermost edge of the spine of the shoulder blade

[New Latin, from Greek akrōmion the point of the shoulder, from acro- + ōmion, diminutive of ōmos shoulder]

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acromion - the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade acromial process scapula, shoulder blade, shoulder bone - either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"