单词 | median nerve |
释义 | > as lemmasmedian nerve median nerve n. [compare post-classical Latin medianum nervum (late 4th cent.), French nerf médian (1765)] Anatomy and Zoology a nerve occupying a middle or midline position; spec. a main nerve of the forearm that arises from the medial and lateral cords of the brachial plexus. ΚΠ 1807 R. Morris & J. Kendrick Edinb. Med. & Physical Dict. II Median nerve, the second branch of the brachial plexus. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 183/2 The fact that the nerve tube is dorsal..suggests that the Craniates' ancestor had a dorsal median nerve. 1990 New Age Oct. 34/2 The debilitating hand and wrist disorder known as carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)—a disease of the median nerve in the wrist that is increasingly identified with keyboard use. < as lemmas |
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