the outer upper point of the shoulder blade, or scapula
Origin of acromionClassical Greek akr?mion from akr?mia, point of the shoulder from akros (see acro-) + ?mos, the shoulder
The outer end of the scapula to which the collarbone is attached.
Origin of acromionNew Latin acrōmion from Greek akrōmion akros extreme ; see ak- in Indo-European roots. ōmos shoulder
(plural acromions or acromia)
- (anatomy) The outermost point of the shoulder blade.