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subclavian vein

American  

noun

Anatomy.
  1. either of a pair of veins, one on each side of the body, that return blood from the arms to the heart.


Etymology

Origin of subclavian vein

First recorded in 1760–70

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Instead, by the time I met up with her in the emergency department, her doctors were scrambling to make sure that the clot in her subclavian vein under her collarbone wasn't moving toward her heart.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2023

Korda’s season was interrupted when she felt swelling in her left arm — a blood clot in the subclavian vein.

From Seattle Times Jun. 22, 2022

Women’s Open following a procedure in March to remove a blood clot from her subclavian vein.

From Washington Post Jun. 4, 2022

On the left side of the body, the remaining portions of the body drain into the larger thoracic duct, which drains into the left subclavian vein.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

At this place it mingles with the lymph from the lower parts of the body, and with it passes through the thoracic duct to the left subclavian vein.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.

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