collar (redirected from collars)

collar /col·lar/ (kol´er) an encircling band, generally around the neck.

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cervical collar  see under orthosis.

Philadelphia collar  a type of cervical orthosis that restricts anterior-posterior cervical motion considerably but allows some normal rotation and lateral bending.

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collar

Etymology: L, collum, neck

any structure that encircles another, usually around its neck, such as the periosteal bone collars that form around the diaphyses of young bones.

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collar,

n the small part of the root of a tooth that is a part of an artificial tooth (denture).

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collar

a decoration or harness worn around the neck. The primary means of restraint for domestic dogs. Used in cats as ornaments or to carry identification. See also elizabethan collar.

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choke collar

see choke chain.

flea collar

see flea collar.

collar galls

friction sores caused by rubbing of a saddlery collar on a horse's shoulder.

horse collar

part of draft, cart or buggy harness. Made of leather, stuffed and lined with felt, they are fitted to the neck of the horse. They carry the metal hames to which plow chains or leather traces are attached.

tube collar

a rigid cylinder, usually fashioned from x-ray film, applied around the neck to prevent the animal or bird from turning around to traumatize parts of the body with their mouth or beak.