Definitions for brachialˈbreɪ ki əl, ˈbræk i-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

bra•chi•alˈbreɪ ki əl, ˈbræk i-(adj.)

  1. belonging or pertaining to the arm, foreleg, wing, or pectoral fin of a vertebrate.

    Category: Anatomy, Zoology

  2. armlike, as an appendage.

    Category: Anatomy, Zoology

Origin of brachial:

1570–80; < L brāchiālis. See brachium , -al1

Princeton's WordNet

  1. brachial(adj)

    of or relating to an arm

    "brachial artery"

Wiktionary

  1. brachial(Adjective)

    Pertaining or belonging to the arm.

  2. brachial(Adjective)

    Of the nature of an arm.

  3. Origin: *, from Classical brachium

Webster Dictionary

  1. Brachial(adj)

    pertaining or belonging to the arm; as, the brachial artery; the brachial nerve

  2. Brachial(adj)

    of the nature of an arm; resembling an arm


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