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subclavian vein
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /sʌbˌkleɪ.vi.ən ˈveɪn/ us /sʌbˌkleɪ.vi.ən ˈveɪn/
one of two veins(= tubes in the body) that carry blood from the arms back to the heart:
left subclavian veinA catheter is placed in the left subclavian vein.
right subclavian veinThe fatty acids and glycerol are combined with the blood as lymph joins blood at the right and left subclavian veins.
The subclavian vein collects blood from the upper limbs, the superficial regions of the head and neck, and from the upper chest.
All other patients had primarily received central lines via a subclavian vein.
Most of the transvenous leads were implanted by puncture of the subclavian vein.
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