arteria subclavia

1. 1.

   either of two arteries that supply blood to the neck and arms

   Synonymssubclavian artery

   Broaderartery

   Part ofclavicle

Questions about arteria subclavia

What does arteria subclavia mean?

arteria subclavia means "either of two arteries that supply blood to the neck and arms".

What is another word for arteria subclavia?

Close synonyms include subclavian artery. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is arteria subclavia a common word?

arteria subclavia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.