plexus brachialis

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

   Synonymsbrachial plexus

   Broadernerve plexus

Questions about plexus brachialis

What does plexus brachialis mean?

plexus brachialis means "a network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder".

What is another word for plexus brachialis?

Close synonyms include brachial plexus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is plexus brachialis a common word?

plexus brachialis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.