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Main Entry: cli·vus
Pronunciation: 'klI-v&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cli·vi /-"vI/
: the smoothsloping surface on the upper posterior part of the body of the sphenoid bone supporting the pons and the basilar artery
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clivus cli·vus (klī'vəs)
n. pl. cli·vi (-vī')
A downward-sloping surface.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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