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Clavicle   /klˈævəkəl/  /klˈævɪkəl/   Listen
Clavicle

noun
1.
Bone linking the scapula and sternum.  Synonym: collarbone.






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"Clavicle" Quotes from Famous Books



... of west wall, almost under a point projecting from it, 4 feet below surface, was a cranium from which the upper jaw, one orbit, and part of the right parietal were missing; with it were a lower jaw, a clavicle, a sternum, the bones of the left arm, and some phalanges, all in good condition, except the ulna, which was broken. No other bones were present. The skull lay on right side, face toward the wall; the arm bones ...
— Archeological Investigations - Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 • Gerard Fowke



Words linked to "Clavicle" :   bone, subclavian artery, os, arteria subclavia, endoskeleton



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