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brachial

brachial

4 8.1
Relating to the arm, especially the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow
  • adjective
  • /ˈbreɪkiəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : braquial
  • An expert physician using a 21G needle performed a quick and direct puncture of the brachial artery.
  • brachial plexus
  • brachial artery
  • brachial artery injury

What needs to be knocked off your brachial walls?

Examples

  • The diameter of the brachial artery was assessed 60 seconds after deflation of the cuff.

    Academic text (2007)
  • In anatomy class, we learned about the brachial artery and its importance in blood circulation to the upper arm.

  • Blood pressure and heart rate were monitored in the left arm before and after the brachial artery measurements and before and after nitroglycerin administration.

    Academic text (2014)
  • We had to transsect the brachial artery to continue the mass resection.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The distribution of brachial plexus injuries throughout different scapular regions is summarized in Table 1.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The brachial and/or radial pulse should be assessed to ensure that there is no vascular injury.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Pass a stent down the brachial artery into the radial artery.

  • Upper limb catheters were inserted via the groin into the brachial artery and basilic vein.

    Academic text (2015)
  • After removing the mass with its capsule, the brachial artery was repaired with a saphenous vein graft interpositioning (Figure 15).

    Academic text (2007)
  • However, there are two long-term, albeit uncommon, complications of axillary irradiation: radiation-induced brachial plexus neuropathy and tumor induction.

    Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

humeral
vsbrachial
  • Specialized
1 7.5

Near the upper arm or shoulder where clothes rest

focuses on the arm area between the shoulder and the elbow

Compounds

brachial artery
  • Specialized
2 5.1

A large blood vessel in the upper arm where you can feel the pulse

brachial plexus
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A network of nerves in the neck and shoulder that sends signals to the arm

brachial vein
  • Specialized
1 5.0

A vein in the upper arm that runs next to the brachial artery and carries blood toward the armpit

Surface Forms

brachial positive

Morphology

brachial = brachi + al

Formed from the combining form 'brachi-' (meaning 'arm') plus the adjectival suffix '-al'; the combining form is not a standalone English word and the term is technical, so learners cannot reliably derive its meaning from common vocabulary.

Etymology

Brachial comes from the Latin brachium, which means 'arm', so brachial is used for things of the arm, like the upper arm or the area between the shoulder and the elbow.