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clav⋅i⋅cle

  [klav-i-kuhl]
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–noun Anatomy, Zoology.
1. a bone of the pectoral arch.
2. (in humans) either of two slender bones, each articulating with the sternum and a scapula and forming the anterior part of a shoulder; collarbone.

Origin:
1605–15; < ML clāvicula collarbone, L: tendril, door-bolt, little key, equiv. to clāvi(s) key + -cula -cule 1

Related forms:
cla⋅vic⋅u⋅lar  [kluh-vik-yuh-ler] , adjective
cla⋅vic⋅u⋅late  [kluh-vik-yuh-leyt] , adjective
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clav·i·cle   (klāv'ĭ-kəl)   
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 clāvīcula, from Latin, diminutive of clāvis, key (from its shape).]
cla·vic'u·lar (klə-vĭk'yə-lər) adj., cla·vic'u·late' (-lāt') adj.
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Word Origin & History

clavicle 
1615, from M.Fr. clavicule "collarbone," from M.L. clavicula, from L., lit. "small key, bolt," dim. of clavis "key" (see slot (2)); a loan-translation of Gk. kleis "key, collarbone." So called supposedly from its function as the "fastener" of the shoulder.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: clav·i·cle
Pronunciation: 'klav-i-k&l
Function: noun
: a bone of the pectoral girdle that links the scapula and sternum, issituated just above the first rib on either side of the neck, and has the form of a narrow elongated S called also collarbone —cla·vic·u·lar /kla-'vik-y&-l&r, kl&-/ adjective
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clavicle clav·i·cle (klāv'ĭ-kəl)
n.
Either of two slender bones that extend from the manubrium of the sternum to the acromion of the scapula. Also called collarbone.

cla·vic'u·lar (klə-vĭk'yə-lər) adj.
cla·vic'u·late' (-lāt') adj.

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clavicle   (klāv'ĭ-kəl)  Pronunciation Key 
Either of two slender bones that extend from the upper part of the sternum (breastbone) to the shoulder. Also called collarbone.
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