English Explanatory Dictionary

median nerve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A nerve in the upper limb in humans and other animals, formed from parts of the medial and lateral cords of the brachial plexus, and compression of which in the carpal tunnel of the wrist causes carpal tunnel syndrome.

Word forms

median nerve median nerves
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