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Clavicular

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clav·i·cle  (klv-kl)
n.
1. Either of two slender bones in humans that extend from the manubrium of the sternum to the acromion of the scapula. Also called collarbone.
2. One of the bones of the pectoral girdle in many vertebrates.
[New Latin clvcula, from Latin, diminutive of clvis, key (from its shape).]
cla·vicu·lar (kl-vky-lr) adj.
cla·vicu·late (-lt) adj.


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