Definition of clavicle
: a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum — called also
collarbone
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Rodgers, who was limited to seven games last season with a broken clavicle, is 34 and should have three to four years remaining of high-quality production.
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The investigation, done in conjunction with Yale New Haven Hospital, showed the victim had multiple rib fractures, a fractured clavicle and a broken foot along with other injuries.
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Another incision sits below the clavicle and the third goes over the ribs to allow the device to monitor a patient’s breathing during sleep.
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Just some places to consider: his elbows, his toes, his clavicle ...
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The former One Direction member posted his new ink over the weekend, the first depicting a tattoo artist working on his clavicle — an area already quite covered in tattoos.
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Camdin, then a 12-year-old Kettle Moraine Middle School student, suffered a traumatic brain injury, a fractured left clavicle and broken tibia.
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On the Iditarod trail, Lanier has broken ankles, ruptured his Achilles tendon, broken his clavicle, cracked his ribs, caught pneumonia and frostbit two fingers and a toe, leading to amputations.
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Burke was initially admitted to Providence Hospital on New Year's Eve with a skull fracture, hemorrhaging in both eyes, swelling, a broken clavicle, arm fractures and severe burns to her ear and hands, Sgt.
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Origin and Etymology of clavicle
French clavicule, from New Latin clavicula, from Latin, diminutive of Latin clavis; akin to Greek kleid-, kleis key, kleiein to close
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medical Definition of clavicle
: a bone of the shoulder 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
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