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collarbone

[ kol-er-bohn ]
/ ˈkɒl ərˌboʊn /

noun

the clavicle.

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Origin of collarbone

First recorded in 1605–15; collar + bone

Words nearby collarbone

collapse, collapse of communism, collapse therapy, collapsible, collar, collarbone, collar button, collar-button abscess, collar cell, coll' arco, collard
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British Dictionary definitions for collarbone

collarbone
/ (ˈkɒləˌbəʊn) /

noun

the nontechnical name for clavicle
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Medical definitions for collarbone

collarbone
[ kŏl′ər-bōn′ ]

n.

clavicle
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Scientific definitions for collarbone

collarbone
[ kŏl′ər-bōn′ ]

See clavicle.
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