different between clavicle vs acromion

English

Alternative forms

• clavicula

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French clavicule, from Latin cl?vicula (“a small key”), diminutive of cl?vis (“a key”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?klæv.?k.?l/, /?klæv.?k.l?/
• Rhymes: -æv?k?l

Noun

clavicle (plural clavicles)

1. (anatomy) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.

   Synonyms: collarbone, collar bone, collar-bone

Derived terms

Translations

References

• “clavicle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “clavicle”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (ákros), "highest" + Ancient Greek ???? (ômos), "shoulder".

Noun

acromion (plural acromions or acromia)

1. (anatomy) The outermost point of the shoulder blade.

Derived terms

• acromial
• acromioplasty
• metacromion

Translations

Anagrams

• Comorian, Románico, armonico, armónico, macroion

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (ákros), "highest" + Ancient Greek ???? (ômos), "shoulder".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.k??.mj??/

Noun

acromion m (plural acromions)

1. (anatomy) acromion

Derived terms

• acromial

Romanian

Etymology

From French acromion

Noun

acromion n (plural acromioane)

1. acromion

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (ákros, “highest”) + Ancient Greek ???? (ômos, “shoulder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?k?omjon/, [a?k?o.mjõn]

Noun

acromion m (plural acrómiones)

1. (anatomy) acromion

Related terms

• acromial
• acromiano

Further reading

• “acromion” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.