subclavian artery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of subclavian artery
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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Each subclavian artery supplies blood to the arms, chest, shoulders, back, and central nervous system.
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
A third tube, through the side of the subclavian artery into the aorta.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pye-Smith reports an extremely interesting case in which death occurred from traumatic aneurysm of an aberrant subclavian artery.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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