shoulder girdle

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girdle /gir·dle/ (gir´d'l) cingulum; an encircling structure or part; anything encircling a body.

pectoral girdle shoulder g.

pelvic girdle the encircling bony structure supporting the lower limbs.

shoulder girdle , thoracic girdle the encircling bony structure supporting the upper limbs.

shoulder girdle

The pectoral girdle, especially of a human.

shoulder girdle

Etymology: AS, sculder + gyrdel

a partial arch at the top of the trunk formed by the scapula and clavicle.

girdle [ger´d'l]

an encircling or confining structure.

pectoral girdle shoulder girdle.

pelvic girdle the encircling bony structure supporting the lower limbs.

shoulder girdle (thoracic girdle) the encircling bony structure supporting the upper limbs.

girdle

an encircling or confining structure.

pelvic girdle

see pelvic girdle.

shoulder girdle

the incomplete bony ring made up of the scapulae, clavicles and coracoids (when present) sometimes incorporating the manubrium of the sternum. Called also pectoral or thoracic girdle.

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