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Definition of: acromion
(ə·krō′mē·ən) noun plural ·mi·a (-mē·ə) Anat.
The projecting prolongation of the scapula or shoulder blade forming the point of the shoulder. Also acromial process. [<NL <Gk. akrōmion < akros at the tip + ōmos shoulder]
—a·cro′mi·al adjective
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