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subclavian artery

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noun

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


Etymology

Origin of subclavian artery

First recorded in 1680–90

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The subclavian artery also gives rise to the thyrocervical artery that provides blood to the thyroid, the cervical region of the neck, and the upper back and shoulder.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

The subclavian artery continues toward the arm as the axillary artery.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

The brachiocephalic artery branches into the right subclavian artery and the right common carotid artery.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

But in older people who have arteriosclerosis, Dr. Marshall explained, there may be a clot in, say, the left subclavian artery.

From Time Magazine Archive

A postmortem examination disclosed the existence of an aberrant right subclavian artery in the posterior mediastinum, and this was the seat of a traumatic aneurysm that had ruptured into the esophagus.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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