subclavian
IPA: sʌbkɫˈeɪviʌn
noun
- (anatomy) A subclavian part (such as an artery, vein, or nerve).
adjective
- (anatomy) Relating to or denoting an artery or vein which serves the neck and arm on the left or right side of the body.
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Examples of "subclavian" in Sentences
- Primary subclavian axillary vein thrombosis.
- There is a left subclavian and a right subclavian.
- It is divided into right and left subclavian vein.
- Subclavian steal syndrome and the circle of illis.
- The subclavian artery continues as the axillary artery.
- Type A: The disconnection is after the left subclavian artery.
- The brachial plexus and the subclavian artery pass anterior to it.
- Contribution of the circle of illis to the subclavian steal syndrome.
- Contribution of the circle of Willis to the subclavian steal syndrome.
- The left and right external jugular veins drain into the subclavian veins.
- The head and neck are emptied of blood by the subclavian vein and jugular vein.
- An under-recognized and usually asymptomatic condition called subclavian artery stenosis
- According to the doctor, a half inch lower and it would have hit the subclavian artery, killing him in under five minutes.
- A surgical procedure performed to repair coarctation of the aorta, using part of the left subclavian artery as a patch to enlarge a narrowed aorta.
- Three arteries, feeding the head, neck and arms, branch off directly from the aortic arch, in this order: innominate, left carotid, left subclavian.
- This abnormal branch passes behind the esophagus and gives off the vessel to the left arm (the left subclavian artery) and the ligamentum arteriosum.
- That part of the vessel which extends from its origin to the outer border of the first rib is termed the subclavian; beyond this point to the lower border of the axilla it is named the axillary; and from the lower margin of the axillary space to the bend of the elbow it is termed brachial; here the trunk ends by dividing into two branches the radial and ulnar.