subclavian artery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of subclavian artery
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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The vertebral artery branches from the subclavian artery and passes through the transverse foramen in the cervical vertebrae, entering the base of the skull at the vertebral foramen.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The subclavian artery continues toward the arm as the axillary artery.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Each subclavian artery supplies blood to the arms, chest, shoulders, back, and central nervous system.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
A third tube, through the side of the subclavian artery into the aorta.
From Time Magazine Archive
The coracoid artery in P. subis and other swallows arose from the subclavian artery, either opposite the base of the axillary artery, or medial to that vessel.
From Thoracic and Coracoid Arteries In Two Families of Birds, Columbidae and Hirundinidae by Jenkinson, Marion Anne
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