Meanings
nounbrachial plexus (plural brachial plexuses)
plural brachial plexuses
- anatomyA network of nerves formed by the anterior rami of the cervical nerves C5–C8 and first thoracic nerve (T1).
With the knuckles of my right hand I struck him in his brachial plexus.
2022, Percival Everett, Dr. No, Influx Press (2023), page 142
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder
Similar
plexus brachialis
Broader
nerve plexus
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic ضَفِيرَة عَضُدِيَّة
- ضَفِيرَة عَضُدِيَّةTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 臂神經叢, 臂神经丛
- 臂神經叢Translations
- 臂神经丛 (bìshénjīngcóng)Translations
Czech pažní pleteň
- pažní pleteňTranslations
Finnish hartiapunos, olkahermopunos
- hartiapunosTranslations
- olkahermopunosTranslations
French plexus brachial
- plexus brachialTranslations
German Armgeflecht
- ArmgeflechtTranslations
Hungarian karfonat
- karfonatTranslations
Latin plexus brachialis
- plexus brachialisTranslations
Polish splot ramienny
- splot ramiennyTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
brachial plexus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachial%20plexus
MLA
“brachial plexus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachial%20plexus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brachial plexus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachial%20plexus.
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