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brachial
/ˈbɹeɪkɪəl/
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What does brachial mean?
adjective
- Pertaining or belonging to the arm.
- Of the nature of an arm.
noun
- Denoting the upper valve of a brachiopod's shell
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈbɹeɪkɪəl/
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/ˈbɹækɪəl/
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Acting upon this information, Galen applied stimulating remedies to the source of the nerve itself--that is, to the bundle of nerve-trunks known as the brachial plexus, in the shoulder.
The muscles here are divided into two regions, anterior and posterior brachial.
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Fayrer speaks of a wolf-bite of the forearm, followed by necrosis and hemorrhage, necessitating ligature of the brachial artery and subsequent excision of the elbow-joint.
The 'superficial brachial vein', the 'cephalic' vein of the human subject, and the 'plat' vein of the farrier, may be resorted to in all lamenesses of the fore limb, and especially in all shoulder-wrenches, strains of the loins, and of the thigh and the leg, and muscular and ligamentous extensions of any part of the hind limbs; the 'vena saphena major', and the 'anterior tibial' vein may be punctured in such cases.