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subclavian

/səbˈkleɪ.vi.ən/

subclavian adjective: relating to or denoting an artery or vein which serves the neck and arm on the left or right side of the body.

Adjective

subclavian (not comparable)

  1. 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.1887, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “A Study in Scarlet”, in Beeton’s Christmas Annual, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward, Lock & Co., part I (Being a reprint from the reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D., […])...

Noun

subclavian (plural subclavians)

  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.1833, R. J. Bertin, translated by Charles W. Chauncy, Treatise on the Diseases of the Heart, and Great Vessels, Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blnachard, page 169

subclavian meaning in Tamil

subclavian in Tamil

காரை எலும்புகீழ்ச் சிரை, காரையடி, காறையெலும்பின்கீழுள்ள

Forms of subclavian

pluralsubclavians

Origin of subclavian

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

Words formed from subclavian

Phrases with subclavian

Questions about subclavian

What does subclavian mean?
Subclavian means relating to or denoting an artery or vein which serves the neck and arm on the left or right side of the body.
What is subclavian in Tamil?
Subclavian in Tamil is காரை எலும்புகீழ்ச் சிரை, காரையடி, காறையெலும்பின்கீழுள்ள. See Subclavian meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is subclavian?
Subclavian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce subclavian?
Subclavian is pronounced /səbˈkleɪ.vi.ən/.

Words near subclavian in the dictionary

  1. subclaused
  2. subclauses
  3. subclausing
  4. subclavate
  5. subclavial
  6. subclavian
  7. subclavian arteries
  8. subclavian artery
  9. subclavian steal syndrome
  10. subclavian steal syndromes
  11. subclavian vein

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subclavian (page history and authors); subclavian (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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