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clavicle

clav·i·cle [ klávvik'l ] (plural clav·i·cles)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. bone at front of human shoulder: the long curved bone that connects the upper part of the breastbone with the shoulder blade at the top of each shoulder in humans

2. bone in animals: a bone or structure with a function similar to that of the human clavicle in some other animals. It is reduced or absent in many mammals.

[Early 17th century. < Latin clavicula "small key" < clavis "key"]

cla·vic·u·lar [ klə víkyələr, kla víkyələr ] adjective
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