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subclavian

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sʌbˈkleɪvɪən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sub klā′vē ən)

sub•cla•vi•an (sub klā′vē ən),USA pronunciation [Anat.]
adj.

Anatomysituated or extending beneath the clavicle, as certain arteries or veins.
Anatomypertaining to such an artery, vein, or the like.

Neo-Latin subclāvi(us) subclavius + -an
1640–50

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subclavian /sʌbˈkleɪvɪən/ adj

(of an artery, vein, area, etc) situated below the clavicle

Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin subclāvius, from Latin sub- + clavis key

'subclavian' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

brachiocephalic vein - subclavian artery - subclavian vein - subclavius

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