coraco-
(ˈkɒrəkəʊ-)
corresp. to Gr. κορακο- combining form of κόραξ raven, crow, now used in Anat. as comb. form of coracoid, in sense ‘relating to the coracoid process and some other part’, as coraco-acromial, connecting the coracoid with the acromial, as the coraco-acromial ligament; coraco-brachial, applied to a muscle which arises from the coracoid and is inserted into the shaft of the fore-arm, which it draws forwards and inwards; coraco-clavicular, uniting the coracoid and clavicle, as coraco-clavicular ligament; coraco-costal = costo-coracoid; coraco-humeral, pertaining to the coracoid and humerus, as coraco-humeral ligament, the accessary ligament of the shoulder joint; coraco-hyoid, coraco-mandibular, coraco-pectoral, applied to muscles which extend from the coracoid to the hyoid bone, the lower jaw, and the thorax respectively; coraco-procoracoid, pertaining to the coracoid and procoracoid, as a coraco-procoracoid symphyseal ligament; coraco-scapular, pertaining to the coracoid and scapula; consisting of coracoid and scapula combined; coraco-vertebral, applied to that angle of the scapula which lies between its coracoid and vertebral borders.
| 1852–9 Todd Cycl. Anat. IV. 434/2 The *coraco-acromial, or triangular ligament. |
| [1785 Anat. Dialogues (ed. 2) 270 Which is the coraco-brachialis?] 1842 E. Wilson Anat. Vade-m. 65 The foramen for the medullary vessels is situated..a little below the *coraco-brachial ridge. |
| 1841 Library of Med., Cruveilhier's Anat. I. 179 The two *coraco-clavicular ligaments are continuous. |
| 1847 Todd Cycl. Anat. III. 570/1 The *coraco-costal fascia. |
| 1882 Syd. Soc. Lex., *Coraco-cubital muscle, a synonym of the Flexor brachii longus of Solipedes. |
| 1841 Library of Med., Cruveilhier's Anat. I. 183 The capsule is strengthened above by a considerable bundle of fibres called the coracoid ligament, *coraco-humeral ligament, or accessory ligament of the fibrous capsule. |
| [1706 Phillips, Coracohyoides.] 1782 A. Monro Anat. Bones & Nerves 179 Immediately behind this..cavity the *coraco-hyoid muscle has its rise. |