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CLAVICLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bone linking the scapula and sternum

Synonyms:

clavicle; collarbone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("clavicle" is a kind of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

Meronyms (parts of "clavicle"):

arteria subclavia; subclavian artery (either of two arteries that supply blood to the neck and arms)

Holonyms ("clavicle" is a part of...):

endoskeleton (the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates))

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 Context examples: 

The clavicles connect the breastbone to the shoulder blades.

(Clavicle, NCI Dictionary)

Also called clavicle.

(Collarbone, NCI Dictionary)

Within the clavicles.

(Intraclavicular, NCI Thesaurus)

The region below the clavicle.

(Infraclavicular Region, NCI Thesaurus)

At all anatomical sites disrupted by Holt-Oram syndrome mutations, BMP7 is expressed in all structures that are altered in Holt-Oram Syndrome patients, including the heart, proximal and distal forelimb, clavicle, and scapula, as well as other unaffected tissues.

(Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7, NCI Thesaurus)

The muscle that creates the rounded contour of the shoulder which originates from the lateral third of the clavicle, the superior surface of the acromion process, and the posterior border of the spine of the scapula and inserts on the lateral side of the shaft of the humerus.

(Deltoid, NCI Thesaurus)