SUBCLAVIAN VEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does subclavian vein mean? 

• SUBCLAVIAN VEIN (noun)
  The noun SUBCLAVIAN VEIN has 1 sense:

1. a continuation of the axillary vein; joins the internal jugular to form the brachiocephalic vein

  Familiarity information: SUBCLAVIAN VEIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBCLAVIAN VEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A continuation of the axillary vein; joins the internal jugular to form the brachiocephalic vein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

subclavian vein; vena subclavia

Hypernyms ("subclavian vein" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

 Context examples 

A large superficial vein in the neck that empties into the subclavian vein.

(External Jugular Vein, NCI Thesaurus)

Veins in the neck which drain the brain, face, and neck into the brachiocephalic or subclavian veins.

(Jugular Vein, NCI Thesaurus)

A continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater; joins the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein.

(Internal Jugular Vein, NCI Thesaurus)