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Brachial adj.

(Anat.) Pertaining or belonging to the arm; as, the brachial artery; the brachial nerve.

Of the nature of an arm; resembling an arm.

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Etymology of 'Brachial'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Brachial" Quotes from Famous Books

... arm), antibrachium (forearm); (bones of the arm) humerus, radius, ulna, epipodiale. Associated Words: akimbo, solen, cradle, triceps, chevron, brassard, pinion, discriminal, gesticulate, gesticulation, gesture, brachial, ...

— Putnam's Word Book • Louis A. Flemming

... its practical value is to be found in his description of the treatment of a wound of the brachial artery, when, as happened often in venesection from the median basilic vein, it was injured through carelessness or inadvertence. If astringent or cauterizing methods do not stop the bleeding, the artery should be exposed, carefully isolated, tied in two places ...

— Old-Time Makers of Medicine • James J. Walsh

Words linked to "Brachial" : brachial plexus, arm