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Radial nerve   /rˈeɪdiəl nərv/   Listen
Radial nerve

noun
1.
Largest 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.  Synonyms: musculospiral nerve, nervus radialis.






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"Radial nerve" Quotes from Famous Books



... the whole course of the ulnar nerve; superficial hyperaesthesia and deep muscular tenderness developed, but no wasting. Several crops of herpetic vesicles also developed over the distribution of the radial nerve in the hand. This pain was followed by spastic contracture, first of the ulnar fingers and later of the wrist and elbow, which could only be straightened by the application of considerable force. The limb was, therefore, kept straight by the application of ...
— Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 • George Henry Makins



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