What does "subclavian" mean?

A subclavian part (such as an artery, vein, or nerve).

How do you pronounce "subclavian"?

Pronounced //səbˈkleɪ.vi.ən//.

Common synonyms include: artery, below clavicle, blood vessel, great vessels, infra-clavicular, infra-clavicular approach.

/səbˈkleɪ.vi.ən/ adj, noun

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Noun

1
A subclavian part (such as an artery, vein, or nerve).
"The carotids were in their natural state; the arteria innominata and the subclavian were twice their natural diameter: their smaller branches were proportionally dilated and bent zigzag."

Adjective

1
Relating to or denoting an artery or vein which serves the neck and arm on the left or right side of the body. not-comparable
"There I was struck on the shoulder by a Jezail bullet, which shattered the bone and grazed the subclavian artery."

Adjective

"I was struck on the shoulder by a bullet, which shattered the bone and grazed the subclavian artery."

From New Latin subclavius + -ian, from sub- (“under”) + clavicula (“collar bone, clavicle”) + -ius (adjectival suffix).