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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
- either of the two bones connecting the shoulder blades with the upper part of the breastbone Nontechnical namecollarbone
- 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
Derived Forms
- claviculate, adjective
- clavicular, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ··· [kl, uh, -, vik, -y, uh, -ler], adjective
- ···ٱ [kl, uh, -, vik, -y, uh, -leyt], adjective
- ܲc·u· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word 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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