subclavian artery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of subclavian artery
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The subclavian artery continues toward the arm as the axillary artery.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Each subclavian artery supplies blood to the arms, chest, shoulders, back, and central nervous system.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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
Another tourniquet went around the right subclavian artery.
From Time Magazine Archive
It had bled a good deal in the boat, and it was doubtful whether the subclavian artery might not be divided.
From A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson by Tench, Watkin
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
