subclavian

[ suhb-kley-vee-uh n ]

/ sʌbˈkleɪ vi ən /

Anatomy

adjective

situated or extending beneath the clavicle, as certain arteries or veins.

pertaining to such an artery, vein, or the like.

Nearby words

Origin of subclavian

1640–50; < New Latin subclāvi(us) subclavius + -an

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Examples from the Web for subclavian

The vein from the anterior pair of fins (subclavian) usually unites with the anterior jugular vein.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
The ball had fractured the clavicle and severed the subclavian artery.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2)|Ida Husted Harper
The major vessel continuing across the thoracic cavity is the subclavian artery.
Thoracic and Coracoid Arteries In Two Families of Birds, Columbidae and Hirundinidae|Marion Anne Jenkinson
The subclavian artery is the commencement of the great arterial trunk for the upper limb.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6|Various

The carotid arteries supply the two sides of the head and neck; the subclavian arteries the two upper extremities.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for subclavian

subclavian

/ (sʌbˈkleɪvɪən) /

adjective

anatomy (of an artery, vein, area, etc) situated below the clavicle

Word Origin for subclavian

C17: from New Latin subclāvius, from Latin sub- + clavis key

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