Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In anatomy, pertaining to the coracoid and the humerus
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Examples
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Thus it is said that abduction is checked by the contact of the great tuberosity with the upper edge of the glenoid cavity; adduction by the tension of the coracohumeral ligament (Beaunis et Bouchard).
III. Syndesmology. 6c. Humeral Articulation or Shoulder-joint 1918
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In addition to the coracohumeral ligament, three supplemental bands, which are named the glenohumeral ligaments, strengthen the capsule.
III. Syndesmology. 6c. Humeral Articulation or Shoulder-joint 1918
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