Subclavian

That part of the vessel which extends from its origin to the outer border of the first rib is termed the subclavian; beyond this point to the lower border of the axilla it is named the axillary; and from the lower margin of the axillary space to the bend of the elbow it is termed brachial; here the trunk ends by dividing into two branches the radial and ulnar. ❋ Unknown (1918)

An under-recognized and usually asymptomatic condition called subclavian artery stenosis ❋ Editors (2010)

According to the doctor, a half inch lower and it would have hit the subclavian artery, killing him in under five minutes. ❋ Howard Gordon (2011)

Type A: The disconnection is after the left subclavian artery. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Three arteries, feeding the head, neck and arms, branch off directly from the aortic arch, in this order: innominate, left carotid, left subclavian. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A surgical procedure performed to repair coarctation of the aorta, using part of the left subclavian artery as a patch to enlarge a narrowed aorta. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This abnormal branch passes behind the esophagus and gives off the vessel to the left arm (the left subclavian artery) and the ligamentum arteriosum. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I insert mediports intended for chemotherapy in the subclavian region, carefully snaking the catheter into the superior vena cava so the drugs are pumped throughout the entire body by the heart. ❋ Unknown (2010)

She checks her temper by mentally quizzing herself on the arteries of the upper extremity: right subclavian artery, vertebral artery, suprascapular artery … ❋ Cristina García (2010)

The bullet to his shoulder had fractured his clavicle, but as with the shot to his leg, the doctor explained that it had missed the subclavian artery, which could have killed him. ❋ Robert Dugoni (2010)

"That's the subclavian vein," I remarked, looking down my nose at the path of his tracking finger. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It flows to the lymphatic system, enters the bloodstream via the left subclavian vein near your left collar bone or clavicle, then finds its way into the liver. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Analysis of the CT images showed a lesion of the dorsal wall of the left subclavian artery, the artery underneath the clavicle, caused by an earlier, already-detected arrowhead that remains in the back. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The goal was to remove my aorta, both my subclavian arteries, and one of my carotid neck arteries and replace them with artificial arteries. ❋ Jack Canfield (2009)

She jabs a needle deep into her chest, then slides a catheter into the subclavian vein a huge vessel just above the heart that will be a perfect conduit for more medicine. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Through the shoulder had passed a musquet ball, which had divided the subclavian artery and caused death by loss of blood. ❋ Unknown (2003)