BRACHIAL PLEXUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does brachial plexus mean? 

• BRACHIAL PLEXUS (noun)
  The noun BRACHIAL PLEXUS has 1 sense:

1. a network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder

  Familiarity information: BRACHIAL PLEXUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRACHIAL PLEXUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

brachial plexus; plexus brachialis

Hypernyms ("brachial plexus" is a kind of...):

nerve plexus (a network of intersecting nerves)

 Context examples 

Brachial plexus injuries are caused by damage to those nerves.

(Brachial Plexus Injuries, NIH)

A disorder characterized by regional paresthesia of the brachial plexus, marked discomfort and muscle weakness, and limited movement in the arm or hand.

(Brachial plexopathy, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A brachial plexus disorder characterized by regional paresthesia, pain and muscle weakness, and limited movement in the arm or hand.

(Brachial plexopathy, NCI Thesaurus)

It is caused by an impairment of the brachial plexus, a network of nerves that affect the arm and hand.

(Brachial plexopathy, NCI Dictionary)

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

(Median Nerve, NCI Thesaurus)

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

(Nerve Plexus, NCI Thesaurus/UWDA)

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)

The deltoid muscle is innervated by the brachial plexus arising from the fifth and sixth cervical nerves and controls abduction, extension, flexion, and rotation of the arm.

(Deltoid, NCI Thesaurus)

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)

Birth injury to the brachial plexus.

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