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clav·i·cle — … Useful english dictionary
in|ter|clav|i|cle — «IHN tuhr KLAV uh kuhl», noun. a bone located between the clavicles in fishes, amphibia, reptiles, and birds … Useful english dictionary
clav — clav·a·cin; clav·a·tin; clav·e·cin; clav·e·cin·ist; clav·el; clav·e·li·za·tion; clav·el·lat·ed; clav·i·a·ture; clav·i·ceps; clav·i·chord; clav·i·chord·ist; clav·i·cle; clav·i·cor; clav·i·corn; clav·i·cor·nia; clav·i·form; clav·i·for·min;… … English syllables
clavicle — clav·i·cle … English syllables
clavicle — clav•i•cle [[t]ˈklæv ɪ kəl[/t]] n. anat. zool. either of two slender bones of the pectoral girdle that connect the sternum and the scapula; collarbone • Etymology: 1605–15; < ML clāvicula collarbone, L: tendril, door bolt, little key =clāvi(s) … From formal English to slang
clavicle — clav|i|cle [ˈklævıkəl] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: clavicule, from Latin clavis key ; because of its shape] medical a ↑collarbone … Dictionary of contemporary English
clavicle — clav|i|cle [ klævıkl ] noun count MEDICAL one of a pair of bones that go across the top of your chest from the shoulder to the bottom of the neck: COLLARBONE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Clavicle — The bone extending from the breastbone (sternum) at the base of the front of the neck to the shoulder. * * * A doubly curved long bone that forms part of the shoulder girdle. Its medial end articulates with the manubrium sterni at the… … Medical dictionary
Clavicle — Clav i*cle, n. [F. clavicule, fr. L. clavicula a little key, tendril, dim. of clavis key, akin to claudere to shut. See {Close}, and cf. {Clef}.] (Anat.) The collar bone, which is joined at one end to the scapula, or shoulder blade, and at the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Interclavicle — In ter*clav i*cle, n. (Anat.) See {Episternum}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
