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Definition of Coracoid
1. a. Shaped like a crow's beak.
2. n. The coracoid bone or process.
Definition of Coracoid
1. Noun. (anatomy) Part of the scapula that projects towards the sternum in mammals; the coracoid process ¹
2. Noun. (anatomy) A small bone linking the scapula and sternum in birds, reptiles and some other vertebrates ¹
3. Adjective. Of, pertaining to or resembling such a process or bone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coracoid
1. a bone of the shoulder girdle [n -S]
Medical Definition of Coracoid
1. Shaped like a crow's beak; denoting a process of the scapula. Origin: G. Korakodes, like a crow's beak, fr. Korax, raven, + eidos, appearance (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coracoid
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