subclavian steal syndrome

noun

A constellation of signs and symptoms that arise from retrograde (reversed) flow of blood in the vertebral artery or the internal thoracic artery, due to a proximal stenosis or occlusion of the subclavian artery.

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Meanings

nounsubclavian steal syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural subclavian steal syndromes)

plural subclavian steal syndromes

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA constellation of signs and symptoms that arise from retrograde (reversed) flow of blood in the vertebral artery or the internal thoracic artery, due to a proximal stenosis or occlusion of the subclavian artery.
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