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acromial process

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Noun1.acromial processacromial process - the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade
acromion
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"


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25-in]) infrared light-emitting diodes (IREDs) were attached to the following body landmarks of the subjects: head of fifth metatarsal and lateral maleolus (foot), lateral maleolus and femoral condyle (leg), femoral condyles and femoral greater trochanter (thigh), and greater trochanter and acromial process (trunk, including pelvis and thorax).
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(a) The object or saltshaker in tasks A, B, and D was placed at the near edge of the desk in the sagittal plane of the acromial process of the scapula.
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The LT muscle test was performed as described by Hislop et al, (8) with the resistance force from the HHD being applied to the spine of the scapula midway between the acromial process and the root of the spine, as depicted in Figure 2.
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