Users Also Read
Picture Dictionary
English to Afrikaans
English to Arabic
English to Bengali
English to Chinese
English to English
English to French
English to German
English to Gujarati
English to Hindi
English to Italian
English to Japanese
English to Kannada
English to Korean
English to Malayalam
English to Marathi
English to Nepali
English to Portuguese
English to Punjabi
English to Russian
English to Spanish
English to Swedish
English to Tamil
English to Telugu
English to Thai
English to Turkish
English to Urdu
Word | Clavicle |
bone linking the scapula and sternum / 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 each clavicle is shaped like the letter /, and 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. / collarbone / according to or ordered by canon law. / a bone of the vertebrate pectoral girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum —called also collarbone / : a bone of the pectoral girdle that links the scapula and sternum, is situated just above the first rib on either side of the neck, and has the form of a narrow elongated S—called also collarbone, | |
Usage | ⇒ He is suffering from pains of the clavicle ⇒ Even though he wore shoulder pads, the football player broke his clavicle during a practice scrimmage. ⇒ the canonical rites of the Roman Church |
Synonyms | collarbone, bone, collar bone, collar, collar-bone, wishbone, backbone, breastbone, cheekbone, femur, fibula, hip, humerus, jawbone, marrow, os, patella, pelvis, radius, set, |
Antonyms | |
|