coracoidadj.n.

/ˈkɒrəkɔɪd/

Etymology: < medical Latin coracoīdēs, < Greek κορακοειδής (also κορακώδης ) raven-like, < κόραξ raven, crow: see -oid suffix.

Anatomy.

A. adj.

1. Beaked like a crow. Applied to a process of bone ( coracoid process), extending from the scapula or shoulder blade toward the sternum or breastbone, which in adult man somewhat resembles in shape and size the beak of a crow; also to the bone ( coracoid bone) homologous with this process, which, in birds and reptiles, extends from the scapula to the sternum, and forms the distal or ventral element of the scapular arch.

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coracoid1741

coracoidal1893

the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bony support for limbs > shoulder-girdle > [noun] > shoulder bone > coracoid process

rostral bonea1400

rostral?a1425

rostrate bonec1475

coracoid process1741

coracoid1828

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Coracoides, a Process of the Shoulder-blade which takes Name from its Figure resembling that of a Crow's Bill.

1721 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. ]

1741 A. Monro Anat. Human Bones (ed. 3) 245 The Base, Acromion, coracoid Process and Head of the Scapula, are all in a cartilaginous State at the Birth.

1839–47 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 840/1 The coracoid bone..is only fully developed in the Reptilia and in Birds.

1844 W. B. Carpenter Animal Physiol. xii. 468 Another process, the coracoid, which only serves in Man for the attachment of certain muscles.

2. Pertaining to, or connected with, the coracoid process.

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the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bony support for limbs > shoulder-girdle > [adjective] > shoulder bone > coracoid process

coracoid1835

ancyroid1839

1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 219/1 The humerus..can act upon the scapula..depressing its coracoid angle.

1876 T. Bryant Pract. Surg. (ed. 2) I. x. 458 The coracoid insertion of the pectoralis minor may also be seen.

B. n.

= coracoid process at sense A. 1 or bone: see A. 1.

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the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bony support for limbs > shoulder-girdle > [noun] > shoulder bone > coracoid process

rostral bonea1400

rostral?a1425

rostrate bonec1475

coracoid process1741

coracoid1828

1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 37 The scapula has..a point named the coracoid, for the attachment of certain muscles.

1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life Introd. 47 In the Monotremata..the coracoid reaches the sternum.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	coracoid
释义	coracoidadj.n. /ˈkɒrəkɔɪd/ Etymology: < medical Latin coracoīdēs, < Greek κορακοειδής (also κορακώδης ) raven-like, < κόραξ raven, crow: see -oid suffix. Anatomy. A. adj. 1. Beaked like a crow. Applied to a process of bone ( coracoid process), extending from the scapula or shoulder blade toward the sternum or breastbone, which in adult man somewhat resembles in shape and size the beak of a crow; also to the bone ( coracoid bone) homologous with this process, which, in birds and reptiles, extends from the scapula to the sternum, and forms the distal or ventral element of the scapular arch. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > constituent materials > [adjective] > of bone between scapula and sternum coracoid1741 coracoidal1893 the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bony support for limbs > shoulder-girdle > [noun] > shoulder bone > coracoid process rostral bonea1400 rostral?a1425 rostrate bonec1475 coracoid process1741 coracoid1828 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Coracoides, a Process of the Shoulder-blade which takes Name from its Figure resembling that of a Crow's Bill. 1721 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. ] 1741 A. Monro Anat. Human Bones (ed. 3) 245 The Base, Acromion, coracoid Process and Head of the Scapula, are all in a cartilaginous State at the Birth. 1839–47 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 840/1 The coracoid bone..is only fully developed in the Reptilia and in Birds. 1844 W. B. Carpenter Animal Physiol. xii. 468 Another process, the coracoid, which only serves in Man for the attachment of certain muscles. 2. Pertaining to, or connected with, the coracoid process. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bony support for limbs > shoulder-girdle > [adjective] > shoulder bone > coracoid process coracoid1835 ancyroid1839 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 219/1 The humerus..can act upon the scapula..depressing its coracoid angle. 1876 T. Bryant Pract. Surg. (ed. 2) I. x. 458 The coracoid insertion of the pectoralis minor may also be seen. B. n. = coracoid process at sense A. 1 or bone: see A. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bony support for limbs > shoulder-girdle > [noun] > shoulder bone > coracoid process rostral bonea1400 rostral?a1425 rostrate bonec1475 coracoid process1741 coracoid1828 1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 37 The scapula has..a point named the coracoid, for the attachment of certain muscles. 1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life Introd. 47 In the Monotremata..the coracoid reaches the sternum. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1741
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