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brachial

[ brey-kee-uhl, brak-ee- ]

adjective

  1. belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.
  2. belonging to the upper part of such a member, from the shoulder to the elbow.
  3. armlike, as an appendage.


noun

  1. a brachial part or structure.

brachial

/ ˈbræk-; ˈbreɪkɪəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the arm or to an armlike part or structure
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

brachial

/ brākē-əl /

  1. Relating to or involving the arm.
  2. Relating to the forelimb or wing of a vertebrate.
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Other Words From

  • inter·brachi·al adjective
  • post·brachi·al adjective
  • pre·brachi·al adjective
  • pseudo·brachi·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of brachial1

First recorded in 1570–80, brachial is from the Latin word brāchiālis of, belonging to the arm. See brachi-, -al 1
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Example Sentences

First described in the late 1800s, PTS involves the brachial plexus, the network of nerves in the shoulder responsible for movement and sensation in the arms and hands.

While the watch does not measure your blood pressure, the platform is based on tech that measures central and brachial blood pressure data.

It severed his brachial artery in his right arm, penetrated the right side of his chest and hit him in the lung.

She had suffered a neck injury called brachial plexus.

Parsonage-Turner syndrome, also called acute brachial neuritis, was first described more than a century ago by a physician in Germany.

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