nerve trunk

American  

noun

Anatomy.

1. the main stem of a nerve.

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Etymology

Origin of nerve trunk

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

The specific cause of the pain is the fact that, in short-waisted people, or people having unusually long ribs, stooping over habitually squeezes a nerve trunk between the rib and hip bone.

From Time Magazine Archive

He traces the sensory nerve leading from the site of the cancer and injects about a cubic centimeter of 45% alcohol near the point where the nerve trunk joins the spinal cord.

From Time Magazine Archive

Shortly after passing out, these two form into one, uniting to constitute a nerve trunk.

From The Relations of Science and Religion The Morse Lecture, 1880 by Calderwood, Henry

Invertebrates commonly have the main nerve trunk in front, or underneath, instead of at the back, and likewise often have their brains in their abdomens.

From Vitality Supreme by Macfadden, Bernarr

Anesthesia occurs in connection with cerebral and spinal paralysis, section of a nerve trunk leading to a part, in severe mental depression, and in narcotic poisoning.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.