“Acromion” in Ancient Greek Medical Writers
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"Acromion" in ancient Greek medical writers.
"Acromion" is one of many anatomical terms derived from ancient Greek: it is a transliteration of the Greek word dxp ptov (akromion). For the modern anatomist "acromion" has a precise meaning: "The lateral extension of the spine of the scapula, forming the highest point of the shoulder."' For the ancient Greek writers after Hippocrates, however, the meaning of ezicpd'ltov was a matter of doubt ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical History
سال: 1976
ISSN: 0025-7273,2048-8343
DOI: 10.1017/s0025727300021797