See Also: articulationes cinguli membri superioris(medicine)
articulationes cinguli membri inferioris(medicine)
juncturae cinguli membri superioris(medicine)
articulationes membri superioris liberi(medicine)
articulationes membri inferioris liberi(medicine)
epaulette(dictionary)
epaulette(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
gyrus cinguli(medicine)
sulcus cinguli(medicine)

articulationes cinguli membri superioris (medicine) and epaulette (iou)


articulationes cinguli membri superioris (medicine)


articulationes cinguli membri superioris -->
joints of pectoral girdle


The joints uniting the scapulae and clavicles to each Other and the latter to the sternum forming the superior limb girdle; these are the acromioclavicular and the sternoclavicular joints.

Synonym: articulationes cinguli membri superioris, joints of superior limb girdle, juncturae cinguli membri superioris.


epaulette (iou)



epaulette noun. Also epaulet. L18.
[French epaulette dim. of epaule shoulder from Latin SPATULA, (in late Latin) shoulder-blade: see -ET1, -ETTE.]
An ornamental shoulder-piece worn on a military or Other uniform, usu. as a sign of rank. L18.
W. Styron A blue jacket whose shoulders glittered with the epaulets of an army colonel.
b. A military officer; a commission. E19.
A small shoulder-plate on a suit of armour. E19.
A loop or tab on the shoulder of a coat; a piece of trimming on the shoulder of a dress etc. M19.
D. Bogarde Singh carefully removed the folded cap from his epaulette.
epauletted adjective having or wearing epaulettes E19.