Acromion

Japanese: acromion
Acromion

…the glenoid cavity is shallow, allowing for great mobility, but it is prone to dislocation. At the front and above the shoulder joint is a protrusion of the scapula called the acromion, which can be felt or seen. It is used as the reference point for the length of the upper limb when measuring the shoulder.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "acromion" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…関節窩(か)が浅いため,運動性は大きいが,よく脱臼する。肩関節の前上方には肩峰acromionという肩甲骨の突起があり,肩関節の上に触れたり見たりできる。人体計測の際に上肢長の基点とされる。…

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