单词 | clavicle |
释义 | clavicle —clavicular /kleuh vik"yeuh leuhr/, adj. —claviculate /kleuh vik"yeuh layt'/, adj. /klav"i keuhl/, n. Anat., Zool. 1. a bone of the pectoral arch. 2. (in humans) either of two slender bones, each articulating with the sternum and a scapula and forming the anterior part of a shoulder; collarbone. See diag. under shoulder. [1605-15; < ML clavicula collarbone, L: tendril, door-bolt, little key, equiv. to clavi(s) key + -cula -CULE1] |
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