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💪 Relating to radius 💪 A forearm muscle 🌼 Radial in form
radialis

radialis

8.8
By the thumb side of the forearm and wrist
  • adjective
  • /ˈreɪdiəlɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : radial
  • The doctor examined the radialis artery during the wrist surgery.

Examples

  • Pain on the radialis side of the wrist can indicate a sports injury.

  • Physical therapy focused on strengthening the radialis muscles after the fracture.

  • The doctor examined the radialis artery to check his pulse.

  • The radialis nerve is crucial for hand movement.

  • She has a pain in her radialis area.

  • Pain on the radialis side of the wrist can indicate a sports injury.

  • Physical therapy focused on strengthening the radialis muscles after the fracture.

Synonyms

radial
vsradialis
  • Specialized
5 6.8

Near the bone on the thumb side of the forearm

includes both the thumb-side and the wrist area not just the forearm bone

Compounds

arteria radialis
  • Specialized
5.7

An artery in the forearm that runs from below the elbow to the wrist

nervus radialis
  • Specialized
9.2

A large arm nerve that controls feeling on the back of the hand and muscles to straighten wrist and fingers

vena radialis
  • Specialized
8.2

A vein on the thumb side of the lower arm that carries blood from the hand

Surface Forms

radialis positive

Morphology

radialis = radius (transparent) = radius + alis

Formed from the noun 'radius' with the adjectival suffix '-alis', so the meaning 'pertaining to the radius' is directly recoverable.

Etymology

Radialis comes from the Latin word radius, which means 'ray' or 'spoke'; the bone was called the radius because it runs like a spoke toward the thumb, so radialis means 'on the radius (thumb) side' of the forearm.