Definitions for "Subclavian"
Situated under the clavicle, or collar bone; as, the subclavian arteries.
Means "beneath the clavicle." The clavicle is the collarbone, a bone in the shoulder. The subclavian vein is the large vein behind the collarbone which is sometimes used for hemodialysis.
situated beneath the clavicle
Keywords:  aorta, rich, branches, vessel, oxygen
a blood vessel that branches from the aorta and takes oxygen-rich (red) blood to the head and arms.