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Collarbone vs Clavicle - What's the difference?

collarbone | clavicle | Synonyms |

Clavicle is a synonym of collarbone.



As nouns the difference between collarbone and clavicle

is that collarbone is the bone joining the shoulder and the breastbone while clavicle is the collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck.

collarbone

English

(wikipedia collarbone)

Alternative forms

* collar-bone * collar bone

Noun

(en noun)
  • The bone joining the shoulder and the breastbone.

    • Synonyms

    * clavicle

    clavicle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck.

    • Synonyms

    * (bone) collarbone, collar bone, collar-bone

    Related terms

    * clavicular * claviculate

    See also

    * (wikipedia "clavicle")