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Clavicular notch

A notch at the upper angle of the sternum with which the clavicle articulates.

Either of two deep notches (anterior and posterior) separating the hemispheres of the cerebellum.

The angle or indentation on the top of the stomach between its orifice (the cardia) and its fundus.

The notch in a sphygmogram caused by rebound at the aortic valve closure.

A depression in the inferior border of the mandible at the anterior edge of the insertion of the masseter muscle.

Congenital absence of the back of the skull.

Reduction of the opening of the naris on the affected side in lung disease in proportion to lessened alveolar air capacity on the affected side.

Homesickness; longing to return home.

A species of rat fleas responsible for transmission of murine typhus and possibly plague.

A disease-causing plant microorganism.