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... > Tissues > Connective Tissue > Bone and Bones > Bones of Upper Extremity > Scapula > Acromion
... > Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Bone and Bones > Bones of Upper Extremity > Scapula > Acromion

Preferred term

Acromion  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Acromion Process
  • Acromion Processes

Note

  • fracture = ACROMION /inj + FRACTURES, BONE, not SHOULDER FRACTURES

Scope note

  • The lateral extension of the spine of the SCAPULA and the highest point of the SHOULDER.

History note

  • 91(75); was see under SCAPULA 1975-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000174

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