coracoid adjective & noun. ['kɒrǝkɔɪd] M18.
[mod. Latin coracoides from Greek korakoeidēs raven-like, from korax raven, crow: see -OID.]
Anatomy.
A. adjective. Designating or pertaining to a short projection of the human shoulder-blade that extends towards the breastbone and resembles a crow's beak. Also, designating or pertaining to a bone in birds and reptiles homologous with this, forming the distal or ventral element of the scapular arch. M18.
b. noun. The coracoid process or bone. E19.

■ cora'coidal adjective L19.

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