collarbonenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒl.ə.bəʊn/us/ˈkɑː.lɚ.boʊn/specialized claviclea bone between your shoulder and neck on each side of your body
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Bone structures
- acetabular
- acetabulum
- acromial
- acromioclavicular
- acromion
- breastbone
- coccyx
- endoskeleton
- iliac
- ilium
- intercarpal
- intercondylar
- interosseous
- kneecap
- sacroiliac
- sacrospinous
- sacrotuberous
- sacrum
- sagittal
- trapezium
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Examples from literature
- But a woman's neck is as different from a man's as her collarbone is.
- It is only a broken collarbone.
- The ball, after breaking his collarbone, had glanced downwards, and the wound was a more serious one than he had imagined.
- Tom quickly ran his hands up and down Roger's arms and legs, his chest, collarbone and at last, with gently probing fingers, his head.
- Your honour will have heard that King William has fallen from his horse, and broken his collarbone, and died.