Anat. [mod.L. subclāvia (sc. artēria artery), fem. of subclāvius (see below).] The subclavian artery.
1733. trans. Winslow’s Anat. (1756), II. 10. The Trachealis … runs up from the Subclavia, in a winding Course.
1771. Encycl. Brit., I. 227/1. The Carotid arteries … arise near each other,… the left immediately, the right most commonly from the trunk of the subclavia on the same side.
