HyperDic: shoulder_girdle

English > 1 sense of the expression *shoulder girdle*:
NOUN	body	shoulder girdle, pectoral arch	the bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades in humans

English > *shoulder girdle*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	The bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades in humans.
Synonym	pectoral arch
Part of	pectoral girdle	A skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached
Broader	arch	A curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)
Spanish	arco pectoral