SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does subclavian artery mean? 

• SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY (noun)
  The noun SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY has 1 sense:

1. either of two arteries that supply blood to the neck and arms

  Familiarity information: SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Either of two arteries that supply blood to the neck and arms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arteria subclavia; subclavian artery

Hypernyms ("subclavian artery" is a kind of...):

arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)

Holonyms ("subclavian artery" is a part of...):

clavicle; collarbone (bone linking the scapula and sternum)

 Context examples 

The brachiocephalic, left common carotid and left subclavian arteries branch from the aorta at this section.

(Aortic Arch, NCI Thesaurus)

An artery that originates from the subclavian artery at the lateral margin of the first rib that supplies the brachial artery.

(Axillary Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

An artery arising from the aortic arch that divides into the right common carotid and right subclavian arteries.

(Innominate Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

The continuation of the axillary vein which follows the subclavian artery and then joins the internal jugular vein to form the brachiocephalic vein.

(Murine Subclavian Vein, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)