Definition of Arteria subclavia

1. Noun. Either of two arteries that supply blood to the neck and arms.

Exact synonyms: Subclavian Artery
Group relationships: Clavicle, Collarbone
Generic synonyms: Arteria, Arterial Blood Vessel, Artery

Medical Definition of Arteria subclavia

1. Artery arising from the brachiocephalic trunk on the right side and from the arch of the aorta on the left side. It distributes to the neck, thoracic wall, spinal cord, brain, meninges, and upper limb. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arteria Subclavia

arteria sacralis lateralis
arteria sacralis mediana
arteria scapularis descendens
arteria scapularis dorsalis
arteria segmenti anterioris inferioris renis
arteria segmenti anterioris superioris renis
arteria segmenti inferioris renis
arteria segmenti posterioris renis
arteria segmenti superioris renis
arteria spinalis anterior
arteria spinalis posterior
arteria splenica
arteria stylomastoidea
arteria subclavia (current term)
arteria subcostalis
arteria sublingualis
arteria subscapularis
arteria sulci centralis
arteria sulci postcentralis
arteria sulci precentralis
arteria supraduodenalis
arteria supraorbitalis
arteria suprarenalis inferior
arteria suprarenalis media
arteria suprascapularis
arteria supratrochlearis
arteria suralis

Literary usage of Arteria subclavia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain). (1905)
"Zs. Hyg., Leipzig, 40, 1902, (555-50(1). [1800]. 20053 Philipp, Johannes Adam. Unterbindung der arteria subclavia in ihrem ersten Abschnitt nach ..."

2. Brookesian Museum: The Museum of Joshua Brookes ... Consists of a Collection by Joshua Brookes (1828)
"... 3rd, the arteria subclavia sinistra ; and lastly, the arteria subclavia dextra, which passes between the oesophagus and vertebrae, from the left to the ..."

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