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Clavicle n. (Anat.) 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 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.

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Etymology of 'Clavicle'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Clavicle" Quotes from Famous Books

... expanded ventral part is convex externally, and rested upon the anteroventral surface of the scapulocoracoid. The lateral edge next to the "stem" is distinctly concave, abruptly becoming similar in contour to the opposite edge, and giving the impression of an unsymmetrical spoon. The left clavicle is present in scattered fragments, its dorsal ...

— A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas • Theodore H. Eaton

... perform the hara-kiri, which was an ancient custom among the Japanese, and consisted in the criminal's making an incision in his abdomen, and then afterward sinking the knife in his bosom, or above the clavicle, in order to run it through the heart. Then the victim's head was cut off with a ...

— History of the Philippine Islands Vols 1 and 2 • Antonio de Morga

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