Definitions for acromion

acromion a·cro·mi·on

Spelling: [uh-kroh-mee-uh n]
IPA: /əˈkroʊ mi ən/

Acromion is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 306 anagrams from letters in acromion (acimnoor).

Definitions for acromion

noun

  1. the outward end of the spine of the scapula or shoulder blade.

Origin of acromion

1605-15; New Latin Greek akrṓmion, equivalent to akro- acro- + ṓm(os) shoulder + -ion noun suffix

Examples for acromion

It has a strong spine, with an acromion and a well-developed metacromion.

The spine is atrophied at both its extremities, so that at its inferior part we do not find the acromion process.

It has no acromion, which is usually though not always absent in Ungulates.

In the scapula the acromion joins the coracoid as in Bradypus; the clavicle is large.

I saw grooving of the crest of the spine, but never happened to meet with a fracture of the acromion process.

Scapula with the acromion coinciding with its anterior edge.

The acromion and coracoid processes of the scapula are rudimentary.

An ally of the present animal, for instance, the Hippopotamus, has the acromion developed.

It is a remarkable fact that the acromion is joined to the rest of the spine of the scapula by a joint.

As in other American Edentates, the acromion joins the coracoid.

Word Value for acromion
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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