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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
n.
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
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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