brachial plexus

noun Anatomy.

a network of nerves in the armpits and neck, innervating the shoulders, arms, and hands.

Words nearby brachial plexus

brachi-, brachial, brachial artery, brachial muscle, brachial neuritis, brachial plexus, brachial plexus neuropathy, brachial vein, brachialgia, brachiate, brachiation

Origin of brachial plexus

First recorded in 1855–60

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Medicine definitions for brachial plexus

brachial plexus

n.

A network of nerves located in the neck and axilla, composed of the anterior branches of the lower four cervical and first two thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the chest, shoulder, and arm.