HyperDic: subclavian_vein

English > 1 sense of the expression subclavian vein:
NOUNbodysubclavian vein, vena subclaviaa continuation of the axillary vein
English > subclavian vein: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA continuation of the axillary vein; joins the internal jugular to form the brachiocephalic vein.
Synonymvena subclavia
Broadervein, vena, venous blood vesselA blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Spanishvena subclavia

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