subclavian vein
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of subclavian vein
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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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
In a statement, Julie A. Freischlag, the dean of the Wake Forest’s medical school and a vascular surgeon, said Hartman developed the clot in the subclavian vein, located near the collarbone.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2022
Women’s Open following a procedure in March to remove a blood clot from her subclavian vein.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2022
On both the left and right sides, the subclavian vein forms when the axillary vein passes through the body wall from the axillary region.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
No case of perforation of the subclavian vein by comminuted fragments of the clavicle came under my notice.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry
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