midclavicular line

midclavicular line
mid·cla·vic·u·lar line -kla-'vik-yə-lər-, -klə- n an imaginary line parallel to the long axis of the body and passing through the midpoint of the clavicle on the ventral surface of the body

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linea medioclavicularis.

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