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Collarbone

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claviclenoun(anatomy) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.

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claviclenoun(anatomy) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.
wishbonenounA forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries.
breastbonenoun(anatomy) The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs.
breast bonenounAlternative spelling of breastbone. [(anatomy) The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs.]
bladebonenounThe scapula.
shoulder girdlenoun(anatomy) The human pectoral girdle, consisting of the collarbones and shoulder blades.
shouldernounThe part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and forearm socket.
shoulder bonenoun(anatomy) shoulder blade
armbonenoun(anatomy) A bone in the arm, specifically, the humerus.
coracoidnoun(anatomy) Part of the scapula that projects towards the sternum in mammals; the coracoid process
omosternumnoun(anatomy) The anterior element of the sternum which projects forward from between the clavicles in many frogs or toads and is usually tipped with cartilage.
coracoideumnoun(anatomy) Synonym of coracoid (“small bone linking the scapula and sternum in some vertebrates”).
plate bonenounscapula
supraclaviclenoun(anatomy) A bone which usually connects the clavicle with the post-temporal in the pectoral girdle of fishes.
ceratobranchialnoun(anatomy) A ceratobranchial bone or cartilage.
neck jointnoun(anatomy) One of the joints of the neck (it belongs to the vertebral column).
sternumnoun(anatomy) The breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process.
rhomboideumnoun(anatomy) The ligament that joins the sternal end of the clavicle with the cartilage of the first rib.
hypobranchialnoun(anatomy) A bone or cartilage of this kind.
shoulder bladenounEither of the large flat bones at the back of the shoulder.

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