Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In anatomy, situated over, above, or upon the clavicle.
- In ichthyology, of or pertaining to the supraclavicle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Situated above the clavicle.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the supraclavicle.
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- adjective anatomy Above the
clavicle - adjective anatomy Of or pertaining to the
supraclavicle
Etymologies
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Examples
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“We clean out or strip the supraclavicular fossa with very few exceptions,” he announced at a surgical conference, reinforcing the notion that conservative, nonradical surgery left the breast somehow “unclean.”
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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“But even without the proof which we offer, it is, I think, incumbent upon the surgeon to perform in many cases the supraclavicular operation,” he advised in one paper.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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“We clean out or strip the supraclavicular fossa with very few exceptions,” he announced at a surgical conference, reinforcing the notion that conservative, nonradical surgery left the breast somehow “unclean.”
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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“But even without the proof which we offer, it is, I think, incumbent upon the surgeon to perform in many cases the supraclavicular operation,” he advised in one paper.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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“We clean out or strip the supraclavicular fossa with very few exceptions,” he announced at a surgical conference, reinforcing the notion that conservative, nonradical surgery left the breast somehow “unclean.”
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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“But even without the proof which we offer, it is, I think, incumbent upon the surgeon to perform in many cases the supraclavicular operation,” he advised in one paper.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Large axillary and supraclavicular nodal masses bilaterally; metastatic lesions to bone ribs and spine.
The Surgical Mind 1 Dinosaur 2008
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Large axillary and supraclavicular nodal masses bilaterally; metastatic lesions to bone ribs and spine.
Archive 2008-02-01 1 Dinosaur 2008
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A patent ductus arteriosus makes a continuous shushing murmur, soft, but audible with a little concentration, particularly in the supraclavicular and cervical regions.
A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005
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A patient with postradiation recurrence of squamous cell cancer in the right supraclavicular area developed paralysis of the right vocal cord and inability to swallow without aspiration of food into the trachea before adjustment of the selenium dosage to 1800 micrograms for five days and then to 900 micrograms daily.
The New Super-Nutrition Ph.D. Richard A. Passwater 1991
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