clavicle
noun
a bone of the pectoral arch.
clavicular
-
a word derived from
clavicle.
Example Sentences
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The clavicular notch is the shallow depression located on either side at the superior-lateral margins of the manubrium.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In adults, there is a reduced amount of brown fat and it is found mainly in the neck and clavicular regions of the body.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Hence the clavicular arch may be lost, though the collar bones are retained in man.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley
The sterno-cleido mastoid, whose inferior attachments we mentioned above, cannot have a clavicular portion.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
Ventral fins below or in front of the pectorals, the pelvic bones posterior to the clavicular symphysis and only loosely attached to it by ligament.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
