CLAVICLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does clavicle mean? • CLAVICLE (noun)
The noun CLAVICLE has 1 sense:
1. bone linking the scapula and sternum
Familiarity information: CLAVICLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CLAVICLE (noun)
Meaning:
Bone linking the scapula and sternum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
clavicle; collarbone
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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