Collarbone vs. Clavicle

Collarbonenoun

The bone joining the shoulder and the breastbone.

Collarbone

The clavicle, a bone linking the scapula and sternum.

Collarbonenoun

bone linking the scapula and sternum

Collarbonenoun

either of the pair of bones joining the breastbone to the shoulder blades.

Claviclenoun

The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.

Claviclenoun

The collar bone, which is joined at one end to the scapula, or shoulder blade, and at the other to the sternum, or breastbone. In man each clavicle is shaped like the letter , and is situated just above the first rib on either side of the neck. In birds the two clavicles are united ventrally, forming the merrythought, or wishbone.

Claviclenoun

bone linking the scapula and sternum

Claviclenoun

technical term for collarbone

Clavicle

The clavicle, or collarbone, is a slender, S-shaped long bone approximately 6 inches (15 cm) long that serves as a strut between the shoulder blade and the sternum (breastbone). There are two clavicles, one on the left and one on the right.