different between clavicle vs supraclavicular

English

Alternative forms

• clavicula

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French clavicule, from Latin cl?vicula (“a small key”), diminutive of cl?vis (“a key”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?klæv.?k.?l/, /?klæv.?k.l?/
• Rhymes: -æv?k?l

Noun

clavicle (plural clavicles)

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

   Synonyms: collarbone, collar bone, collar-bone

Derived terms

Translations

References

• “clavicle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “clavicle”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Alternative forms

• supraclavical

Etymology

From supra- +? clavicular or supraclavicle +? -ar.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s(j)u?.p??.kl??v?k.j?l.?/, /?su?.p??.kla?v?k.j?l.?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?su.p??.klæ?v?k.j?l.?/, /?su.p??.kl??v?k.j?l.?/
• Rhymes: -?kj?l?(?)

Adjective

supraclavicular (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, zootomy, relational) Above the clavicle.
2. (rare, zootomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the supraclavicle in fishes.

Derived terms

• supraclavicular nerve
• supraclavicularly

References

• “supraclavicular”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “supraclavicular”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).