BRACHIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does brachial mean? 

• BRACHIAL (adjective)
  The adjective BRACHIAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to an arm

  Familiarity information: BRACHIAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRACHIAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to an arm

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

brachial artery

Pertainym:

arm (a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb)

 Context examples 

An inflammatory process affecting the brachial plexus.

(Brachial Plexus Neuritis, NCI Thesaurus)

Damage to the nerves in the brachial plexus network.

(Brachial Plexus Injury, NCI Thesaurus)

Some brachial plexus injuries may heal without treatment.

(Brachial Plexus Injuries, NIH)

Birth injury to the brachial plexus.

(Brachial Plexus Palsy due to Birth Trauma, NCI Thesaurus)

A small blood vessel arising from the brachial artery in the lower portion of the upper arm that supplies blood to the head of the triceps muscle.

(Inferior Profunda Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

In some cases, like complex regional pain syndrome and brachial plexus injuries, the problem begins after an injury.

(Peripheral Nerve Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

A rare neoplastic syndrome characterized by obstruction of the thoracic outlet leading to compression of the brachial plexus and vessels within.

(Pancoast Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Example(s): brachial plexus, cardiac plexus, inferior hypogastric plexus.

(Nerve Plexus, NCI Thesaurus/UWDA)

A branch of the brachial plexus that extends along the anterior aspect of the forearm and the hand.

(Median Nerve, NCI Thesaurus)

The study involved 775 participants recruited from an Ohio children's hospital who were measured for the elasticity or distensibility of their brachial artery (BrachD), located in the upper arm.

(Too Much Salt? Unhealthy Blood Vessels Changes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)