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Coracoid vs Precoracoid - What's the difference?

coracoid | precoracoid |

In anatomy terms the difference between coracoid and precoracoid

is that coracoid is a small bone linking the scapula and sternum in birds, reptiles and some other vertebrates while precoracoid is the anterior part of the coracoid (often closely united with the clavicle) in the shoulder girdle of many reptiles and amphibians.

As an adjective coracoid

is of, pertaining to or resembling such a process or bone.

coracoid

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) Part of the scapula that projects towards the sternum in mammals; the coracoid process
  • (anatomy) A small bone linking the scapula and sternum in birds, reptiles and some other vertebrates

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, pertaining to or resembling such a process or bone.

    • Derived terms

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    precoracoid

    English

    Alternative forms

    * praecoracoid * (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) The anterior part of the coracoid (often closely united with the clavicle) in the shoulder girdle of many reptiles and amphibians.
    • (Webster 1913)