subclavian
Americanadjective
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situated or extending beneath the clavicle, as certain arteries or veins.
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pertaining to such an artery, vein, or the like.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of subclavian
1640–50; < New Latin subclāvi ( us ) subclavius + -an
Example Sentences
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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
In a statement, Julie A. Freischlag, the dean of the Wake Forest’s medical school and a vascular surgeon, said Hartman developed the clot in the subclavian vein, located near the collarbone.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2022
Blood from the external jugular vein empties into the subclavian vein.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The subclavian artery continues toward the arm as the axillary artery.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The branches for the head, neck and upper limbs arise as three large arteries from the transverse part of the aorta; they are named innominate, left common carotid and left subclavian.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
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