Acromelia


acromelia

acromelia ac·ro·me·li·a (āk’rō-mē’lē-ə, -mēl’yə)
n.
A form of dwarfism in which shortening is most evident in the most distal segment of the limbs.

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    acromelic acromelic ac·ro·mel·ic (āk’rō-měl’ĭk) adj. Of or affecting the terminal part of a limb.

  • Acrometagenesis

    acrometagenesis acrometagenesis ac·ro·met·a·gen·e·sis (āk’rō-mět’ə-jěn’ĭ-sĭs) n. Abnormal development of the extremities resulting in deformity.

  • Acromion

    the outward end of the spine of the scapula or shoulder blade. Historical Examples In Armadillos, Sloths, and Megatheriidae, the acromion is very long and the clavicle is well developed. The Vertebrate Skeleton Sidney H. Reynolds It has no acromion, which is usually though not always absent in Ungulates. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., […]

  • Acromial angle

    acromial angle acromial angle a·cro·mi·al angle (ə-krō’mē-əl) n. The prominent bony point at the junction of the lateral border of the acromion and the spine of the shoulder blade.

  • Acromial

    the outward end of the spine of the scapula or shoulder blade. Historical Examples In the Theromorpha it has an acromial process with which the precoracoid articulates, and it is very large in Dinosauria. The Vertebrate Skeleton Sidney H. Reynolds A small tubercle (deltoid tubercle) which frequently exists near the acromial end is liable to […]


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