Collarbone


[kol-er-bohn] /ˈkɒl ərˌboʊn/

noun
1.
the clavicle.
/ˈkɒləˌbəʊn/
noun
1.
the nontechnical name for clavicle
n.

c.1500, from collar (n.) + bone (n.).

collarbone col·lar·bone (kŏl’ər-bōn’)
n.
See clavicle.
collarbone
(kŏl’ər-bōn’)
See clavicle.

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