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coracoid /cor·a·coid/ (kor´ah-koid)
1. like a crow's beak.

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
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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The length of the pectoralis minor muscle was measured as the distance between the 2 landmarks: the coracoid process of the scapula and the sternum at the level of the 4th sternocostal junction.
Photo: In Las Hoyas fossil (left), coracoid (c) is bird-like shoulder bone.
Subsequent modifications of this technique include stabilizing the clavicle to the coracoid process with absorbable sutures or fiber wire instead of pins or screws to eliminate the risk of hardware migration and the need for later surgical removal.
 
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