HyperDic: radial_nerve

English > 1 sense of the expression radial nerve:
NOUNbodyradial nerve, nervus radialis, musculospiral nervelargest branch of the brachial plexus
English > radial nerve: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaninglargest branch of the brachial plexus; extends down the humerus to the lateral epicondyle where it divides into one branch that goes to the skin on the back of the hand and another that goes to the underlying extensor muscles.
Synonymsnervus radialis, musculospiral nerve
Broadernerve, nervusAny bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
Spanishnervio musculospiral, nervio radial

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