subclavian artery

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noun Anatomy.

either of a pair of arteries, one on each side of the body, that carry the main supply of blood to the arms.

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Origin of subclavian artery

First recorded in 1680–90

Words nearby subclavian artery

subclassify, sub-clause, subclavate, subclavian, subclavian ansa, subclavian artery, subclavian muscle, subclavian nerve, subclavian steal, subclavian steal syndrome, subclavian triangle

How to use subclavian artery in a sentence

The painting is of a human heart set inside a wind-up music box that has a metal rod poking out of the pulmonary artery.
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A fragment penetrated her shoulder, missing a major artery by an inch.
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The horn, or broken rib, had hit an artery, and within a few minutes, or seconds, he was dead.
The Death of a Rodeo Cowboy|Peter Richmond|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dr. Ornish became famous in the 1990s for showing reversal of coronary artery disease using a very low-fat, near-vegetarian diet.
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A bullet had struck a femoral artery and it was gushing blood as she kept firing.
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On the other hand, his feet are so cold from the artery being severed that they anticipate mortification.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
They scoured every main artery and side road and cart track for miles in every direction, he and Johnny the Itch.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
The vital artery was missed, as he had anticipated, and the result was as he had foreseen.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala|Various
On catching him I found that he had somehow severed an artery in his tail, and I had to improvise a tourniquet to stop the flow.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur
It would be the bursting of the ligature of the artery; and once under the water with its heavy burden, no power could raise it.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo

Medical definitions for subclavian artery

subclavian artery

An artery originating on the left from the aortic arch and on the right from the brachiocephalic artery with branches to the vertebral artery, the thyrocervical trunk, the internal thoracic artery, the costocervical trunk, and the descending scapular artery, and directly continuous with the axillary artery.