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brachial plexus

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brachial plexus
n.
A network of nerves located in the neck and axilla, composed of the anterior branches of the lower four cervical and first two thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the chest, shoulder, and arm.
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Noun1.brachial plexus - a network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder
plexus brachialis
nerve plexus - a network of intersecting nerves


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The text also contains a useful appendix, providing dermatomes of the limbs and trunk, cutaneous innervation of the head, and excellent illustrations of both the brachial plexus and the lumbosacral-coccygeal plexus.
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brachial plexus and computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen confirmed new masses in the brachial plexus and liver consistent with metastases.
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A spinal specialist was also brought in and it was he who diagnosed it as a left brachial plexus injury, more commonly referred to as a "stinger.
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