a. Anat. and Surg. [ad. mod.L. subclāviculāris: see SUB- 1 b and CLAVICULAR.] Situated, occurring or performed below or beneath the clavicle.
1656. Blount, Glossogr., s.v. Vein, Subclavicular vein, one of the two maine ascendant branches of the hollow veine, divided into six parts.
1853. Markham, Skoda’s Auscult., 80. Weak bronchophony heard in the interscapular and subclavicular regions.
1872. T. Bryant, Pract. Surg., 218. The subclavicular operation.
1878. Walsham, Handbk. Surg. Pathol., 151. Dislocation of the humerus…. The head of the bone may be displaced … Forwards and inwards beneath the clavicle (subclavicular).
