clavÂ·iÂ·cle. A doubly curved long bone that forms part of the shoulder girdle. Its medial end articulates with the manubrium sterni at the sternoclavicular joint; its lateral end with the acromion of the scapula at the acromioclavicular joint. Synonym(s): clavicula [TA] , collar bone.
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Etymology: L, fibra + Gk, blastos, germ. a flat, elongated undifferentiated cell in the connective tissue that gives rise to various precursor cells, such as the chondroblast, collagenoblast, and osteoblast, which form the fibrous, binding, and supporting tissue of the body. Also called desmocyte, fibrocyte. fibroblastic, adj.