Back ناتئ غرابي Arabic Apófisis coracoides Spanish Korakoide apofisi Basque زائده غرابی Persian Processus coracoïde French Proceso coracoide escapular Galician अंसतुंड प्रवर्ध Hindi Processus coracoideus Hungarian Processo coracoideo Italian 부리돌기 Korean
| Coracoid process | |
|---|---|
 Left scapula. Anterior view. Coracoid process shown in red. | |
 Anterior view. Coracoid process shown in red. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | processus coracoideus |
| MeSH | D000070597 |
| TA98 | A02.4.01.023 |
| TA2 | 1159 |
| FMA | 13455 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
The coracoid process (from Greek κόραξ, raven[1]) is a small hook-like structure on the lateral edge of the superior anterior portion of the scapula (hence: coracoid, or "like a raven's beak"). Pointing laterally forward, it, together with the acromion, serves to stabilize the shoulder joint. It is palpable in the deltopectoral groove between the deltoid and pectoralis major muscles.
- ^ Liddell, Scott, Jones Ancient Greek Lexicon (LSJ)