Look up: Clavicle

1. Clavicle
   The clavicle is a long bone in the front of the shoulder, also called the collar bone.
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2. clavicle
   [n] - bone linking the scapula and sternum
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3. Clavicle
   the medical term for the collarbone
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4. Clavicle
   Two thin bones that join the scapula and the sternum (the collar bone)
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5. Clavicle
   The bones connecting the shoulder blade with the breastbone.
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6. Clavicle
   Clavicle: The bone extending from the breastbone (sternum) at the base of the front of the neck to the shoulder.Common Misspellings: clavical
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7. Clavicle
   a long bone of the shoulder girdle Category: Medicine
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8. Clavicle
   Clav'i·cle noun [ French clavicule , from Latin clavicula a little key, tendril, dim. of clavis key, akin to claudere to shut. See Close , and confer Clef .] (Anat.) The collar bone, which is joined at...
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9. clavicle
   <anatomy> Also called the collar bone, it articulates with the shoulder on one end (at the acromion process of the scapula) and the sternum (breast bone) on the other. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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10. clavicle
    collarbone noun bone linking the scapula and sternum
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11. clavicle
    (klav´ĭ-kәl) an elongated, slender, curved bone lying horizontally at the root of the neck, in the upper part of the thorax; called also collar bone. adj., clavic´ular., adj.
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12. Clavicle
    • (n.) 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 /, and is situated just above the first rib on either side of the neck. In birds the two clavicles are united vent...
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13. clavicle
    curved anterior bone of the shoulder (pectoral) girdle in vertebrates; it functions as a strut to support the shoulder.[7 related articles]
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14. clavicle
    clavicle 1. The bone extending from the breastbone (sternum) at the base of the front of the neck to the shoulder. 2. The long curved bone that connects the upper part of the breastbone with the shoulder blade at the top of each shoulder in humans. 3. A bone or structure with a function similar to...
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15. clavicle
    Type: Term Pronunciation: klav′i-kĕl Definitions: 1. A doubly curved long bone that forms part of the shoulder girdle. Its medial end articulates with the manubrium sterni at the sternoclavicular joint, its lateral end with the acromion of the scapula at the acromioclavicular joint. Synonyms: clavicula, collar bone &nbs...
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16. Clavicle
    In human anatomy, the clavicle or collar bone is a long bone of short length that serves as a strut between the scapula and the sternum. It is the only long bone in body that lies horizontally. It makes up part of the shoulder and the pectoral girdle and is palpable in all people, and, in people wh...
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17. clavicle
    Also known as the collarbone, a thin, slightly S-shaped bone attached by ligaments to the top of the sternum (breastbone). The clavicle is present in most vertebrates. In humans, the right and left clavicles and right and left scapulas (shoulderblades) make up the shoulder girdle, linking the arms t...
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18. Clavicle
    In human anatomy, the clavicle is a long bone which lies almost horizontally at the root of the neck. It serves two main functions; to act as a prop which braces back the shoulder and enables the limb to swing clear of the trunk. And to transmit part of the weight of the limb to the axial skeleton.
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19. clavicle
    The collar bone of many vertebrates. In humans it is vulnerable to fracture, since falls involving a sudden force on the arm may result in very high stresses passing into the chest region by way of the clavicle and other bones. It is connected at one end with the sternum (breastbone), and at the other end with the shoulder-blade, together with ...
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20. CLAVICLE
    The "collar bone". A curved bone which articulates medially with the sternum and laterall with the scapula, forming the anterior portion of the shoulder girdle.
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21. clavicle
    diminutive of Latin clavis = key - old Roman key was S-shaped.
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22. clavicle
    One of a pair of bones at the base of the front of the neck. The clavicles connect the breastbone to the shoulder blades. Also called collarbone.
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