subclavian vein

American  

noun

Anatomy.

1. either of a pair of veins, one on each side of the body, that return blood from the arms to the heart.

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Etymology

Origin of subclavian vein

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

Instead, by the time I met up with her in the emergency department, her doctors were scrambling to make sure that the clot in her subclavian vein under her collarbone wasn't moving toward her heart.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2023

Women’s Open following a procedure in March to remove a blood clot from her subclavian vein.

From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2022

As it passes through the body wall and enters the thorax, the axillary vein becomes the subclavian vein.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

You're putting a needle in the subclavian vein next to the lung, threading two wires down to the heart, and implanting the device.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2011

At this place it mingles with the lymph from the lower parts of the body, and with it passes through the thoracic duct to the left subclavian vein.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.