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acromion

ac·ro·mion

US/əˈkɹoʊ.mi.ən/ uncommon

noun

1.

the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade

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From Ancient Greek ἀκρώμιον (akrṓmion), variant of ἀκρωμία (akrōmía, “acromion”), from ἄκρος (ákros, “summit”) + ὦμ- (ôm-, “shoulder”) + -ιον (-ion, “noun suffix”). Compare -ion, especially in acropodion.

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