postclavicle

English

Etymology

From post- +‎ clavicle.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ævɪkəl

Noun

postclavicle (plural postclavicles)

1. (anatomy) A bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting backward from the clavicle.

Related terms

• postclavicular

References

• “postclavicle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.