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In archaeology, a clasp or brooch, usually more or less ornamented. Objects of this kind are found among the earliest metallic remains of antiquity.
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In surgery, a needle for sewing up wounds.
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In anatomy, the outer one of two bones which in most vertebrates (above fishes) extend from the knee to the ankle: so called because in man the bone is very slender, like a clasp or splint applied alongside the tibia.
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In masonry, an iron crank used to fasten stones together.
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In zoology: A genus of echinoderms.
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A genus of mollusks.