coracoid /cor·a·coid/ (kor´ah-koid)
coracoid [kor´ah-koid]
1. like a crow's beak.
2. the coracoid process.
cor·a·coid (kôr  -koid )n. 1. A bony process projecting from the scapula toward the sternum in mammals. 2. A beak-shaped bone articulating with the scapula and sternum in most nonmammalia vertebrates, such as birds and reptiles. adj. Of, relating to, or resembling a coracoid. |
coracoid [kor´ah-koid]
like a crow's beak. 2. the coracoid process, a projection from the upper part of the neck of the scapula, overhanging the shoulder joint.
coracoid
1. like a crow's beak.
2. the stout bone of the avian shoulder that is braced against the sternum.
3. the coracoid process, a projection from the rim of the glenoid of the scapula.
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