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/səbˈkleɪ.vi.ən/ · adjective
(anatomy) Relating to or denoting an artery or vein which serves the neck and arm on the left or right side of the body..
There I was struck on the shoulder by a Jezail bullet, which shattered the bone and grazed the subclavian artery.
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.
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Subclavian means (anatomy) Relating to or denoting an artery or vein which serves the neck and arm on the left or right side of the body..
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There I was struck on the shoulder by a Jezail bullet, which shattered the bone and grazed the subclavian artery.
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