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acromion
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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.
[New Latin acrmion, from Greek akrmion : akros, extreme; see ak- in Indo-European roots + mos, shoulder.]
a·cromi·al adj.
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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Noun1.acromion - the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder bladeacromion - 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"
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