Definition of "clavicular" []

• Of, or relating to the clavicle. (adjective)

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• "When "clavicular" breathing is used in the sense of upper chest breathing, it is correct as far as it goes, but the term is not a happy one to employ in this sense, and it has led to error in theory and practice."
• "By "clavicular" breathing some mean upper chest breathing, and others a form of respiration in which the shoulders (clavicles, or key-bones) are raised with inspiration in an objectionable manner."
• "Its limbs are controlled by axial drive motors and clavicular trailing links, allowing the T-800s to maneuver faster than the T-600s, as bursts of speed of up to 22 mph no longer threatened the joint assemblies."