subclavian vein

English

Noun

subclavian vein (plural subclavian veins)

1. (anatomy) The main vein conveying blood from the arm or forelimb, which is a continuation of the axillary vein and joins with the internal jugular vein to form the brachiocephalic vein.

   Hyponym: external jugular vein

Translations

vein of the arm

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鎖骨下靜脈／锁骨下静脉 (suǒgǔxià jìngmài)

References

• “subclavian vein”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “subclavian vein”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.