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Webster 1913 Edition
Coracoid
Cor′a-coid
,Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK];
κόραξ
crow + εἶδοσ
form.] 1.
Shaped like a crow’s beak.
2.
(Anat.)
Pertaining to a bone of the shoulder girdle in most birds, reptiles, and amphibians, which is reduced to a process of the scapula in most mammals.
Cor′a-coid
,Noun.
The coracoid bone or process.
Webster 1828 Edition
Coracoid
CORACOID
,Adj.
Definition 2024
coracoid
coracoid
English
Noun
coracoid (plural coracoids)
- (anatomy) Part of the scapula that projects towards the sternum in mammals; the coracoid process
- (anatomy) A small bone linking the scapula and sternum in birds, reptiles and some other vertebrates
Adjective
coracoid (not comparable)
- Of, pertaining to or resembling such a process or bone.
Derived terms
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