CLAVICLE

clavicle, collarbone

(noun) bone linking the scapula and sternum

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

clavicle (plural clavicles)

The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.

Synonyms

• (bone): collarbone, collar bone, collar-bone

Source: Wiktionary


Clav"i*cle, n. Etym: [F. clavicule, fr. L. clavicula a little key, tendril, dim. of clavis key, akin to claudere to shut. See Close, and cf. Clef.] (Anat.)

Definition: The collar bone, which is joined at one end to the scapula, or shoulder blade, and at the other to the sternum, or breastbone. In man each clavicle is shaped like the letter

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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