Collarbone
(noun)
- The bone in the human body that connects the shoulder blade to the breastbone.
- The bone in the human body that connects the shoulder blade to the sternum.
- The bone that runs from the shoulder to the chest and is also known as the clavicle.
Origin:
From old english collarbōn, from coller ("neck") + bōn ("bone").
Examples:
- He broke his collarbone in a fall from a horse.
- I felt a sharp pain in my collarbone after the accident.
- The collarbone is a common fracture site in contact sports.
- The collarbone is a slender, S-shaped bone that runs between the shoulder blade and the sternum.
- The collarbone is a long bone that serves as a connection point for the shoulder blade, sternum, and the muscles of the shoulder, neck and chest.