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coracoacromial

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cor·a·co·a·cro·mi·al (kôr-k--krm-l)
adj.
Of or relating to the coracoid and the acromial processes; acromiocoracoid.
coracoacromial
[kôr′əkō·əkrō′mē·əl]
pertaining to the coracoid process and the acromion of the scapula.


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