Associations to the word «Subclavian»
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Wiktionary
SUBCLAVIAN, adjective. (anatomy) Beneath the clavicle
SUBCLAVIAN ARTERIES, noun. Plural of subclavian artery
SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY, noun. (anatomy) One of two major arteries (left and right) of the upper thorax located beneath the clavicle and supplying the upper extremities and head.
SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME, noun. (medicine) 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 and/or occlusion of the subclavian artery.
Dictionary definition
SUBCLAVIAN, adjective. Situated beneath the clavicle.
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