VENA SUBCLAVIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena subclavia mean? 

• VENA SUBCLAVIA (noun)
  The noun VENA SUBCLAVIA has 1 sense:

1. a continuation of the axillary vein; joins the internal jugular to form the brachiocephalic vein

  Familiarity information: VENA SUBCLAVIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA SUBCLAVIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A continuation of the axillary vein; joins the internal jugular to form the brachiocephalic vein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

subclavian vein; vena subclavia

Hypernyms ("vena subclavia" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)