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coracoid
[ kawr-uh-koid, kor- ]
adjective
- pertaining to the bone that in reptiles, birds, and monotremes articulates with the scapula and the sternum and that in humans and other higher mammals is a reduced bony process of the scapula having no connection with the sternum.
noun
- a coracoid bone or process.
coracoid
/ ˈɒəˌɔɪ /
noun
- a paired ventral bone of the pectoral girdle in vertebrates. In mammals it is reduced to a peg (the coracoid process ) on the scapula
Other yvlog Forms
- t·ǰa·Ǿ adjective
- ·ǰa·Ǿ adjective
- ܲ·ǰa·Ǿ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of coracoid1
Example Sentences
He was cut in March of 2016 before signing with the Browns later that month, but he played just five games after suffering a fractured coracoid bone in his left shoulder.
Griffin, 28, sat out the 2017 season after his release last March by the Browns, with whom he spent one injury-marred season, appearing in only five games after breaking the coracoid bone in his left shoulder in the Browns’ opener.
In the first game of the season, Griffin fractured his coracoid bone in his shoulder, and he hasn’t played since.
Raise your hand if you heard of the coracoid bone before this week.
Sidelined for a minimum of eight games - and perhaps longer - after breaking the coracoid bone in his left shoulder in Sunday’s opener at Philadelphia, Griffin is nonetheless determined to overcome an unexpected obstacle.
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