col·lar·bone

[kol-er-bohn]
noun
the clavicle.

Origin:
1605–15; collar + bone

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collarbone (ˈkɒləˌbəʊn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the nontechnical name for clavicle

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Word Origin & History

collarbone
16c., from collar + bone.
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Medical Dictionary

collarbone col·lar·bone (kŏl'ər-bōn')
n.
See clavicle.

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Science Dictionary
collarbone   (kŏl'ər-bōn')  Pronunciation Key 
See clavicle.
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collarbone

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

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Example sentences
They ran a wire to another device, inserted under the skin of his collarbone, that generated pulses of electrical current.
Shift the fingers slightly over, slightly overlapping the previously checked region, and work upward back to the collarbone.
That's the big blood vessel underneath the clavicle, or collarbone.
The chain straps of the dress were as light as paper clips against her collarbone.
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