nerve trunk
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nerve trunk
First recorded in 1850–55
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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
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 Bernarr Macfadden
When he injected into the nerve trunk the inoculation period was longer, depending upon the distance from the brain.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
An ordinary nerve, normally connected with its terminal organs, gives sign of life by means of muscle, which by direct or reflex path is set in motion when the nerve trunk is stimulated.
From Response in the Living and Non-Living by Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose
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