Definition of "collarbone" [collarbone]

• See clavicle. (noun)

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• "Losing quarterback Tony Romo to a broken collarbone is going to replace a passer with a career 7.4 net YPA with one with 5.0 net YPA."
• "Kitna, who's 38, came on Monday night when Tony Romo broke his clavicle (he's expected to be out 6-8 weeks; he'll have a CT scan today to determine whether surgery on the collarbone is needed) and the results were decidedly mixed."
• "New Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson, shown with commissioner Roger Goodell after the Vikings selected him at No. 7, says his collarbone is 90% healed from last season's injury while at Oklahoma."