acromial
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- adjective
- /əˈkroʊmiəl/
- Specialized
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acromial
- When a pitcher reverse-rotates his acromial line beyond second base, he takes the baseball laterally behind his body.
- acromial line
Examples
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These actions greatly reduce the consistency of the release and waste force. Another flaw is for pitchers to reverse rotate the acromial line beyond alignment with home plate.
Academic text (2009) -
The acromial line runs from the edge of one shoulder to the other.
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A separate case report discussed a patient experiencing an isolated axillary nerve injury in association with an acromial fracture (12).
Academic text (2015) -
Our finding appears to contradict those original reports in that of 2,908 acromial fractures, only 2.13% had associated brachial plexus injury.
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After he forwardly rotates his acromial line to point toward home plate, he positions his elbow as close to home plate as possible when releasing the baseball. These actions not only reduce unnecessary pitching arm stress, but also decrease the distance a pitch must travel to home plate, resulting in "stealth" velocity.
Academic text (2009) -
The doctor explained that the injury was located near the acromial region of my shoulder.
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During the anatomy class, we learned about the acromial process of the scapula.
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The physical therapist focused on exercises to strengthen the muscles around the acromial area.
Compounds
- Specialized
Outer point of the shoulder blade that forms the tip of the shoulder
Surface Forms
Morphology
acromial = acromion (opaque) = acromi + al
The adjective is formed regularly with -al, but the base word acromion is a specialized anatomical term that most learners will not know.
Etymology
Acromial comes from Greek parts acro- meaning 'high' or 'tip' and -omion meaning 'shoulder', so it names the high tip of the shoulder blade. A helpful way to remember acro- is the word acrobat, which shows height, and that is why acromial means 'relating to the bony top of the shoulder'.