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ucipital mapilary

UK/juˈsɪpɪtəl məˈpɪləɹi/

ucipital mapilary noun: the suprasternal notch, the visible dip in the human neck between the clavicles.

Noun

ucipital mapilary (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) The suprasternal notch, the visible dip in the human neck between the clavicles.
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Origin of ucipital mapilary

Pseudo-Latinate/medical-sounding term invented for the 1941 film Suspicion, and popularized by the 1995 film Dracula: Dead and Loving It. Compare similar sounding words like occipital.

Questions about ucipital mapilary

What does ucipital mapilary mean?
Ucipital mapilary means the suprasternal notch, the visible dip in the human neck between the clavicles.
What part of speech is ucipital mapilary?
Ucipital mapilary is a noun.
How do you pronounce ucipital mapilary?
Ucipital mapilary is pronounced /juˈsɪpɪtəl məˈpɪləɹi/ (UK).

Words near ucipital mapilary in the dictionary

  1. uchronias
  2. uchronic
  3. Uchturpan
  4. uchucchacuaite
  5. UCI
  6. ucipital mapilary
  7. UCISA
  8. uck
  9. Uckange
  10. ucker
  11. uckers

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