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clavicle

[klav-i-kuhl]

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noun Anatomy, Zoology.

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.

Origin:
1605–15; < Medieval Latin clāvicula collarbone, Latin: tendril, door-bolt, little key, equivalent to clāvi(s) key + -cula -cule¹

Related forms

cla·vic·u·lar

[kluh-vik-yuh-ler] , adjective

cla·vic·u·late

[kluh-vik-yuh-leyt] , adjective

sub·cla·vic·u·lar, adjective

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second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus

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World English Dictionary

clavicle (ˈklævɪk^əl)

—n
1.	Nontechnical name: collarbone either of the two bones connecting the shoulder blades with the upper part of the breastbone
2.	the corresponding structure in other vertebrates

[C17: from Medieval Latin clāvicula, from Latin clāvis key]

clavicular

—*adj*

claviculate

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

clavicle

1615, from M.Fr. clavicule "collarbone," from M.L. clavicula, from L., lit. "small key, bolt," dim. of clavis "key" (see slot (2)); a loan-translation of Gk. kleis "key, collarbone." So called supposedly from its function as the "fastener" of the shoulder.

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Medical Dictionary

clavicle clav·i·cle (klāv'ĭ-kəl)
n.
Either of two slender bones that extend from the manubrium of the sternum to the acromion of the scapula. Also called collarbone.

cla·vic'u·lar (klə-vĭk'yə-lər) adj.
cla·vic'u·late' (-lāt') adj.

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Science Dictionary

clavicle

(klāv'ĭ-kəl) Pronunciation Key
Either of two slender bones that extend from the upper part of the sternum (breastbone) to the shoulder. Also called collarbone.

Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia

clavicle

curved anterior bone of the shoulder (pectoral) girdle in vertebrates; it functions as a strut to support the shoulder

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