subclavian

[ suhb-kley-vee-uh n ]

/ sʌbˈkleɪ vi ən /

Anatomy

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

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

Origin of subclavian

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

The vein from the anterior pair of fins (subclavian) usually unites with the anterior jugular vein.

The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) |Francis Maitland Balfour
The ball had fractured the clavicle and severed the subclavian artery.

The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) |Ida Husted Harper
The major vessel continuing across the thoracic cavity is the subclavian artery.

Thoracic and Coracoid Arteries In Two Families of Birds, Columbidae and Hirundinidae |Marion Anne Jenkinson
The subclavian artery is the commencement of the great arterial trunk for the upper limb.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 |Various

The carotid arteries supply the two sides of the head and neck; the subclavian arteries the two upper extremities.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 |Various

subclavian

/ (sʌbˈkleɪvɪən) /

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

C17: from New Latin subclāvius, from Latin sub- + clavis key