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supraclavicular, a. Anat. and Zool.|-kləˈvɪkjʊlə(r)|
[In sense 1, ad. mod.L. suprāclāviculāris, f. suprā supra- 1 b + clāvicula clavicle1; in sense 2, f. supraclavicle: see -ar.]
1. Situated above the clavicle or collar-bone.
1847–9Todd's Cycl. Anat. IV. 753/2 The supra-clavicular and acromial nerves, form the termination of the cervical plexus. 1876Trans. Clinical Soc. IX. 193 Forced breathing called into play the diaphragm far more than the supra⁓clavicular muscles. 1886Fagge Princ. Med. I. 755 In one of my cases, these supraclavicular swellings were much larger than hen's eggs.
2. Pertaining to the supraclavicle.
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