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English
Etymology
From acromio- + clavicular.
Pronunciation
Adjective
acromioclavicular (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Pertaining to both the acromion and the clavicle.
2009 September 7, Thayer Evans, “Uncertainty About Oklahoma and Injury to Its Quarterback”, in New York Times:Frederick Matsen, the chairman of the department of orthopedics and sports medicine at the University of Washington, who has watched the hit that injured Bradford, said an injured acromioclavicular joint could be a bruise, a clavicle fracture, a mild separation or a severe separation.
Translations
pertaining to the acromion and the clavicle
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kɾo.mi.o.kla.vi.kuˈla(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.kɾo.mjo.kla.vi.kuˈla(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kɾo.mi.o.kla.vi.kuˈla(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.kɾo.mjo.kla.vi.kuˈla(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.kɾo.mi.o.kla.vi.kuˈla(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.kɾo.mjo.kla.vi.kuˈla(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.kɾo.mi.o.kla.vi.kuˈla(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.kɾo.mjo.kla.vi.kuˈla(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kɾo.mi.o.kla.vi.kuˈla(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.kɾo.mjo.kla.vi.kuˈla(ɻ)/
Adjective
acromioclavicular m or f (plural acromioclaviculares)
- (anatomy) acromioclavicular (pertaining to the acromion and the clavicle)