clavicle
[ klav-i-kuh l ]
/ ˈklæv ɪ kəl /
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 of clavicle
1605–15; < Medieval Latin
clāvicula collarbone, Latin: tendril, door-bolt, little key, equivalent to
clāvi(s) key +
-cula
-cule1
OTHER WORDS FROM clavicle
cla·vic·u·lar [kluh-vik-yuh-ler] /kləˈvɪk yə lər/, adjective cla·vic·u·late [kluh-vik-yuh-leyt] /kləˈvɪk yəˌleɪt/, adjective sub·cla·vic·u·lar, adjectiveWords nearby clavicle
clavate,
clave,
claver,
clavicembalo,
clavichord,
clavicle,
clavicorn,
clavicotomy,
clavicytherium,
clavier,
claviform
Example sentences from the Web for clavicular
British Dictionary definitions for clavicular
clavicle
/ (ˈklævɪkəl) /
noun
either of the two bones connecting the shoulder blades with the upper part of the breastbone
Nontechnical name: collarbone
the corresponding structure in other vertebrates
Derived forms of clavicle
clavicular (kləˈvɪkjʊlə), adjective claviculate (kləˈvɪkjʊˌleɪt), adjectiveWord Origin for clavicle
C17: from Medieval Latin
clāvicula, from Latin
clāvis key
Medical definitions for clavicular
clavicle
[ klăv′ĭ-kəl ]
n.
Either of two slender bones that extend from the manubrium of the sternum to the acromion of the scapula.
collarbone
Other words from clavicle
cla•vic′u•lar (klə-vĭk′yə-lər) adj. cla•vic′u•late′ (-lāt′) adj.Scientific definitions for clavicular
clavicle
[ klăv′ĭ-kəl ]
Either of two slender bones that extend from the upper part of the sternum (breastbone) to the shoulder. Also called collarbone