subclavius

American

[suhb-kley-vee-uhs] / sʌbˈkleɪ vi əs /

noun

Anatomy.

a small shoulder muscle, the action of which assists in depressing the shoulder.

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Noun Inflected Forms

subclavii

plural

Etymology

Origin of subclavius

1695–1705; < New Latin subclāvius ( musculus ) subclavian (muscle), equivalent to Latin sub- sub- + clāvi ( s ) key ( see clavicle) + -us adj. suffix

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subclavius

In a few cases the interposition of some fibres of the subclavius muscle between the fragments has prevented perfect reduction.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

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