Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
cla·va Pronunciation:
'klA-v&, 'kläv-& Function:
noun Inflected Form:
plural cla·vae /'klA-"vE,'kläv-"I/ : a clublike structure: as
a : the fruiting body of some fungi
b : a slight bulbous enlargement that forms part of the wall of thefourth ventricle of the brain and is the seat of a nucleus contributing axons to the lemniscus —
cla·val /'klA-v&l, 'kläv-&l/ adjective
[kley-vuh, klah-] 
