1. a continuation of the axillary vein; joins the internal jugular to form the brachiocephalic vein; [syn: subclavian vein, vena subclavia]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
subclavian vein
n 1: a continuation of the axillary vein; joins the internal
jugular to form the brachiocephalic vein [syn: subclavian
vein, vena subclavia]