1) Bone 2) Collarbone 3) Commonly fractured bone 4) French word used in English 5) Part of the pectoral girdle 6) The collarbone
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1) Bone 2) Collarbone
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In human anatomy, the clavicle or collarbone is a long bone that serves as a strut between the scapula and the sternum. It is the only long bone in the body that lies horizontally. It makes up part of the shoulder and the pectoral girdle, and is palpable in all people; in people who have less fat in this region, the location of the bone is clearly...
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• (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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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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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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Collarbone.
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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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The clavicle is a long bone in the front of the shoulder, also called the collar bone.
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<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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(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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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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Collar bone.
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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...
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The bones connecting the shoulder blade with the breastbone.
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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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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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It is the collar bone, in humans, it is vulnerable to fracture.
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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....
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clavis, key or fastener. An ancient window fastener was a stick with a double curve.
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collarbone noun bone linking the scapula and sternum
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diminutive of Latin clavis = key - old Roman key was S-shaped.
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See collarbone.
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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. See diag. under
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collarbone.
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