$infraclavicular$

infraclavicular

9.1

Below the collarbone at the front of the chest

adjective
/ˌɪnfrəˈklævɪkjələr/

Specialized

: infraclavicular

The doctor examined the infraclavicular area to assess the patient's condition.

Examples

Skin defect at the right infraclavicular region reconstructed with a left pectoral myocutaneous flap closure (Figure 10).

Academic text (2007)
Even though metastasis of an infraclavicular tumor to the head and neck is rare, some consideration should be given to the possibility in the differential diagnosis of a head and neck mass.

Academic text (2001)
Infraclavicular 1,605 (11.6) Axillary 1,840 (13.2)

Academic text (2018)
After the injury, she felt pain in the infraclavicular region of her chest.
An infraclavicular approach is often used in surgeries for better access to the area.

Synonyms

subclavian

vsinfraclavicular

Specialized

1 9.5

Under the collarbone, often referring to a blood vessel

has the same meaning but is an alternative anatomical term

Surface Forms

infraclavicular positive

Morphology

infraclavicular = clavicular (semi-transparent) = infra + clavicle + ar

Adding the medical prefix 'infra-' to 'clavicular' yields 'below the clavicle', but 'infra-' and the adjective form are specialized medical terms that may be unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

The word infraclavicular breaks into parts: infra- meaning 'below' and clavicle, the medical name for the 'collarbone', and you can see infra- in infrared. So infraclavicular means 'below the collarbone', which is why doctors use it for the area under the clavicle.