CLAVICLE


Meaning of CLAVICLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkla-vi-kəl ]

noun

Etymology: French clavicule, from New Latin clavicula, from Latin, diminutive of Latin clavis; akin to Greek kleid-, kleis key, kleiein to close

Date: 1615

: a bone of the vertebrate pectoral girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum — called also collarbone

• cla·vic·u·lar kla-ˈvi-kyə-lər, klə- adjective

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