Look up: clavicle

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   Clavicle
   The clavicle is a long bone in the front of the shoulder, also called the collar bone.
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   Clavicle
   In human anatomy, the clavicle is a long bone which lies almost horizontally at the root of the neck. It serves 2 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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   clavicle
   [n] - bone linking the scapula and sternum
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   Clavicle
   the medical term for the collarbone
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   Clavicle
   Two thin bones that join the scapula and the sternum (the collar bone)
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   Clavicle
   The bones connecting the shoulder blade with the breastbone.
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   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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   Clavicle
   a long bone of the shoulder girdle Category: Medicine
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   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 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 ...
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    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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    clavicle
    collarbone noun bone linking the scapula and sternum
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    Clavicle
    In human anatomy, the `clavicle` or `collar bone` is classified as a long bone that makes up part of the shoulder girdle (pectoral girdle). It receives its name from the Latin `clavicula` (`little key`) because the bone rotates along its axis like a key when the shoulder is abducted. (This movement is palpable with the opposite hand). In some people, particularly females who may have less fat in this region, the location of the bone is clearly vi...
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    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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    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 ventrally, forming the merrythought, or wishbone.Clavi...
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    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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    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 that of the human clavicle in some other animals. It is ...
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    clavicle
    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. Syn: clavicula TA, collar bone
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    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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