acromioclavicular

English

Etymology

From acromio- +‎ clavicular.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ)

Adjective

acromioclavicular (not comparable)

1. (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^[1]:

     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.

Related terms

• acromioclavicular joint

Translations

pertaining to the acromion and the clavicle

• Greek: ακρωμιοκλειδικός (el) (akromiokleidikós)
• Portuguese: acromioclavicular

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kɾo.mi.o.kla.vi.kuˈla(ʁ)/ [a.kɾo.mi.o.kla.vi.kuˈla(h)], (faster) /a.kɾo.mjo.kla.vi.kuˈla(ʁ)/ [a.kɾo.mjo.kla.vi.kuˈla(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kɾo.mi.o.kla.vi.kuˈla(ʁ)/ [a.kɾo.mi.o.kla.vi.kuˈla(h)], (faster) /a.kɾo.mjo.kla.vi.kuˈla(ʁ)/ [a.kɾo.mjo.kla.vi.kuˈla(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.kɾo.mi.o.kla.vi.kuˈla(ɾ)/, (faster) /a.kɾo.mjo.kla.vi.kuˈla(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.kɾo.mi.o.kla.vi.kuˈla(ʁ)/ [a.kɾo.mi.o.kla.vi.kuˈla(χ)], (faster) /a.kɾo.mjo.kla.vi.kuˈla(ʁ)/ [a.kɾo.mjo.kla.vi.kuˈla(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /a.kɾo.mi.o.kla.vi.kuˈla(ɻ)/, (faster) /a.kɾo.mjo.kla.vi.kuˈla(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɾu.mju.klɐ.vi.kuˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɾu.mju.klɐ.vi.kuˈlaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɾu.mju.klɐ.bi.kuˈlaɾ/ [ɐ.kɾu.mju.klɐ.βi.kuˈlaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɾu.mju.klɐ.vi.kuˈla.ɾi/

Adjective

acromioclavicular m or f (plural acromioclaviculares)

1. (anatomy) acromioclavicular (pertaining to the acromion and the clavicle)

Further reading

• “acromioclavicular”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “acromioclavicular”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026