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brachial plexus

noun

Anatomy.
  1. a network of nerves in the armpits and neck, innervating the shoulders, arms, and hands.


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Origin of brachial plexus1

First recorded in 1855–60
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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.

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She had suffered a neck injury called brachial plexus.

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The young man had something called Parsonage-Turner syndrome, an inflammation of the nerves of the brachial plexus, the neurologist reported.

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I had a brachial plexus injury, which is well known for nerve pain.

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When he Googled "brachial plexus" and "tetanus vaccine," "my computer lights up like I've gone to the circus," he recalls.

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