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Definition of "acromion" [a•cro•mi•on]

  • The outer end of the scapula to which the collarbone is attached. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "acromion" in a sentence
  • "In connection with this fracture, reference must be made to a condition frequently met with, in which the epiphysial portion of the acromion is found to be separate from the body of the process -- _separate acromion_."
  • "The acromion is a bony process which protudes forwards from the upper part of the scapular."
  • "But this also should be known, that in fractures of the clavicle, it is the part attached to the breast which is uppermost, and that the piece attached to the acromion is the lowermost."
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