subclavian

[ suhb-kley-vee-uhn ]

adjective

1. situated or extending beneath the clavicle, as certain arteries or veins.
2. pertaining to such an artery, vein, or the like.

subclavian

/ sʌbˈkleɪvɪən /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of subclavian¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of subclavian¹

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

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