From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishclavicleclav‧i‧cle /ˈklævɪkəl/ noun [countable] HBH medical a collarbone
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clavicle• White says that to be a clavicle, the specimen should have an S- or sigmoid curie, but it does not.• Broken humerus and clavicle, again on the right.• In a medical textbook, the choice between clavicle and collar-bone can justly be called a matter of stylistic variation.• The ankles, the join of the hips, the inlet of the clavicle, the hair.Origin clavicle (1600-1700) French clavicule, from Latin clavis “key”; because of its shape 