Collarbone (Noun)
Meaning
Bone linking the scapula and sternum.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- She clutched at her collarbone, wincing in pain after the bike accident.
- The surgeon had to perform an operation to reset the fractured collarbone.
- A badly fractured collarbone had ended the quarterback's football career prematurely.
- Her mother worried that her daughter would crack her collarbone again during gymnastics practice.
- During the autopsy, the pathologist carefully examined the deceased's broken collarbone.