subclavian

American  

[suhb-kley-vee-uhn] / sʌbˈkleɪ vi ən /

adjective

1. situated or extending beneath the clavicle, as certain arteries or veins.

2. pertaining to such an artery, vein, or the like.

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subclavian British  

/ sʌbˈkleɪvɪən /

adjective

1. anatomy (of an artery, vein, area, etc) situated below the clavicle

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Etymology

Origin of subclavian

1640–50; < New Latin subclāvi ( us ) subclavius + -an

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

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

Korda’s season was interrupted when she felt swelling in her left arm — a blood clot in the subclavian vein.

From Seattle Times

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

From Washington Post

Helen’s family and the medical team watched in awe as the pale pink solution of cells flowed in through her left subclavian vein.

From New York Times