Meanings
nounsubclavian artery (plural subclavian arteries)
plural subclavian arteries
- anatomyA paired artery of the upper thorax which passes beneath the clavicle and mainly supplies the upper limb, and continues as the axillary artery at the lateral border of the first rib.
Glass from the shattered side windows had lodged itself quite deep between Lia’s shoulder blade and collar bone, just missing the subclavian artery.
2022, Maddie Mortimer, Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies, Picador, page 205
Synonyms & antonyms
nouneither of two arteries that supply blood to the neck and arms
Similar
arteria subclavia
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish solisvaltimo
- solisvaltimoTranslations
French artère subclavière
- artère subclavièreTranslations
Polish tętnica podobojczykowa
- tętnica podobojczykowaTranslations
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APA
subclavian artery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subclavian%20artery
MLA
“subclavian artery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subclavian%20artery. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subclavian artery,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subclavian%20artery.
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