Clavicle
['klævɪk(ə)l] or ['klævəkl]
解釋/意思:
(n.) 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.
錄入:罗宾逊
同義詞及近義詞:
n. Collar-bone.
手打:特雷弗
解釋/意思:
n. an important part of the pectoral girdle of vertebrates best known in the collar-bone of man and in the merry-thought of birds—also Clavic′ula.—adj. Clavic′ular.
校對:洛丽塔