subclavian artery
noun
The main artery conveying blood from the aorta to the arm or forelimb, terminating in the axillary artery.
- The origin of the subclavian artery is highly variable in different groups of vertebrates; in humans, the right subclavian artery arises from the brachiocephalic artery, and the left from the aorta..
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Helkiah Crooke (1576–1648), physician and anatomist.