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Definitions for Coracoid
[1] pertaining to the bone that in reptiles, birds, and monotremes articulates with the scapula and the sternum and that in humans and other higher mammals is a reduced bony process of the scapula having no connection with the sternum.
[2] a coracoid bone or process.
[3] a paired ventral bone of the pectoral girdle in vertebrates. In mammals it is reduced to a peg (the coracoid process ) on the scapula
Words nearby Coracoid
coracoacromial ligament, coracobrachial muscle, coracoclavicular, coracoclavicular ligament, coracohumeral, coracoid, coracoid process, coraji, coral, coral bells, coral calculus
Origin of Coracoid
1700–10; < New Latin coracoīdēs < Greek korakoeidḗs ravenlike, hooked like a raven's beak, equivalent to korak- (stem of kórax ) raven + -oeidēs -oid
Other words from Coracoid
in·ter·cor·a·coid , adjective
pre·cor·a·coid , adjective
sub·cor·a·coid , adjective
Word origin for Coracoid
C18: from New Latin coracoīdēs, from Greek korakoeidēs like a raven, curved like a raven's beak, from korax raven