— clavicular /kleuh vik"yeuh leuhr/ , adj. — claviculate /kleuh vik"yeuh layt'/ , adj.
/klav"i keuhl/ , n. Anat., Zool.
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. See diag. under shoulder .
[ 1605-15; clavicula collarbone, L: tendril, door-bolt, little key, equiv. to clavi ( s ) key + -cula -CULE 1 ]