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clavicle
[klav-i-kuhl]
noun
a bone of the pectoral arch.
(in humans) either of two slender bones, each articulating with the sternum and a scapula and forming the anterior part of a shoulder; collarbone.
clavicle
/ kləˈvɪkjʊlə, kləˈvɪkjʊˌleɪt, ˈklævɪkəl /
noun
Nontechnical name: collarbone.either of the two bones connecting the shoulder blades with the upper part of the breastbone
the corresponding structure in other vertebrates
clavicle
Either of two slender bones that extend from the upper part of the sternum (breastbone) to the shoulder.
Also called collarbone
Other 51Թ Forms
- clavicular adjective
- claviculate adjective
- subclavicular adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of clavicle1
Example Sentences
The 25-year-old also suffered lung contusions, a dislocated right clavicle and several torn ligaments after colliding with the open door of a postal vehicle.
But that same weekend I traced the contours of a stranger’s clavicle in an Upper East Side art gallery and then interviewed her.
A fractured right clavicle ended his sophomore season, before he separated his right AC joint as a junior in 2021.
“The flesh is consumed and becomes water … the abdomen fills with water, the feet and legs swell, the shoulders, clavicles, chest, and thighs melt away. … The illness is fatal.”
Or when Polk dislocated his clavicle on the first play of the 2021 season, was rushed to a hospital for emergency surgery and returned nine games later.
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