collarbone
Neck-to-shoulder bridge
The collarbone is the bone that runs horizontally from the shoulder to the base of the neck, connecting the shoulder blade to the breastbone.
Anatomists call it the clavicle.
It's one of the most commonly broken bones in the body, typically from falls or impacts: She fractured her collarbone in the cycling accident.
Garment's upper opening
- off-the-shoulderNeckline baring upper arms
- boat neckWide horizontal neckline
- straplessLacking shoulder bands
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
halter · plunging · scoop neck · décolletage · bare · exposed · jewelry · pendant
Posterior thoracic bone
- sternumFlat chest bone
- acromionScapular apex forming shoulder's summit
- humerusUpper arm's long bone
- thoraxCentral body cavity
ribcage · skeleton · shoulder blade · manubrium · cervical · vertebrae · pectoral · subclavian
Split in hard material
- breakInterrupt continuity
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- splinterThin sharp fragment
- snapSudden sharp sound
dislocation · separation · healing · sling · immobilization · X-ray · orthopedic · trauma
Liable to shatter
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- breakableCapable of shattering
- thinSmall in diameter
exposed · prominent · susceptible · sensitive · weak · superficial · unprotected · fragile
neckline
Garment's upper opening
- off-the-shoulderNeckline baring upper arms
- boat neckWide horizontal neckline
- straplessLacking shoulder bands
sweetheart · halter · plunging · scoop neck · décolletage · bare · exposed · jewelry · pendant · choker
scapula
Posterior thoracic bone
thorax · ribcage · skeleton · shoulder blade · manubrium · cervical · vertebrae · pectoral · subclavian · trapezius
fracture
Split in hard material
snap · dislocation · separation · healing · sling · immobilization · X-ray · orthopedic · trauma · fall
brittle
Liable to shatter
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- breakableCapable of shattering
thin · exposed · prominent · susceptible · sensitive · weak · superficial · unprotected · fragile
- musculoskeletalbones, muscle, muscles, joint, joints
- skeletonskull, pelvis, ribs, sternum, vertebrae
- orthopedicsorthopedic surgeon, orthopedic surgery, joint replacement, hip replacement, fracture
- hard tissuesskeleton, skull, teeth, enamel, dentin
- shoulder anatomyshoulder joint, shoulder blade, scapula, rotator cuff, shoulder girdle
- body partsarm, leg, hand, back, chest
- broken collarboneCracked bone connecting shoulder
- collarbone fractureCracked bone bridging shoulder