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clavicle

cla·vicle

UK/ˈklæv.ɪk.əl/ US/ˈklæv.ɪk.l̩/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

bone linking the scapula and sternum

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Borrowed from Middle French clavicule, from Latin clāvicula (“a small key”), diminutive of clāvis (“a key”).

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