subclaˈvicular, a. Anat. and Surg.
[ad. mod.L. subclāviculāris: see sub- 1 b and clavicular.]
Situated, occurring, or performed below or beneath the clavicle.
| 1656 Blount Glossogr. s.v. Vein, Subclavicular vein, one of the two maine ascendant branches of the hollow veine, divided into six parts. 1853 Markham Skoda's Auscult. 80 Weak bronchophony heard in the interscapular and sub⁓clavicular regions. 1872 Bryant Pract. Surg. 218 The subclavicular operation. 1878 Walsham Handbk. Surg. Pathol. 151 Dislocation of the humerus... The head of the bone may be displaced..Forwards and inwards beneath the clavicle (subclavicular). |