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Definition: Brachial |
BrachialAdjective1. Of or relating to an arm; "brachial artery". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Brachial \Brach"i*al\, adjective. [Latin expression brachialis (bracch-), from bracchium (bracch-) arm: compare to the French expression brachial.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | All the nerves from the arm are ripped from the spinal cord. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Instrument | Adjective: instrumental; mechanical, machinal; brachial. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Brachial |
| English words defined with "brachial": arteria axillaris, arteria radialis, arteria ulnaris, axillary artery, axillary vein ♦ brachial artery, brachial plexus, brachial vein ♦ Erb-Duchenne paralysis, Erb's palsy ♦ Humeral ♦ musculospiral nerve ♦ nervus radialis ♦ Palmarium ♦ radial artery, radial nerve, radial vein ♦ scalenus syndrome ♦ ulnar artery ♦ vena axillaris, vena brachialis, vena radialis. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "brachial": brachial plexus avulsion, Brachial Plexus Neuritis, Brachial Plexus Neuropathies ♦ Median Nerve, Median Neuropathy, Musculocutaneous Nerve. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "brachial": Subbrachiales. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Brachial" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. German (brute). |
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Health | The site and type of brachial plexus injury determine the prognosis. (references) | |
The NINDS conducts and supports research on injuries to the nervous system such as brachial plexus injuries. (references) | ||
Thoracic outlet syndrome consists of symptoms caused by compression of the nerves in the brachial plexus (nerves that pass into the arms from the neck) or blood vessels. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Brachial" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Brachial" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 4 | 175,879 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "brachial": Brachial Artery ♦ Brachial Plexus ♦ brachial plexus avulsion ♦ Brachial Plexus Neuritis ♦ Brachial Plexus Neuropathies ♦ brachial vein. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "brachial"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 上臀. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | bursa musculi brachialis (bursa of the brachial muscle), brachialislammelse (brachial paralysis), brachialindex (brachial index), venae brachiales (brachial veins), truncus superior plexus brachialis (upper trunk of the brachial plexus), truncus medius plexus brachialis (middle trunk of the brachial plexus), truncus inferior plexus brachialis (lower trunk of the brachial plexus), supraclavikulære del af plexus brachialis (supraclavicular part of the brachial plexus), plexus brachialis (brachial plexus), pars infraclavikulære del af plexus brachialis (intraclavicular part of the brachial plexus), afrivningslæsion af plexus brachialis (strain injury to the brachial plexus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | brachiale index (brachial index), paralysis brachialis (brachial paralysis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | بازوبند (Bracelet), بازوءی . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | bourse du brachial antérieur (bursa of the brachial muscle), lésion par arrachement du plexus brachial (strain injury to the brachial plexus), aponévrose brachiale (brachial fascia), artère brachiale (brachial artery), artère brachiale primitive (primitive brachial artery), artère humérale (brachial artery), artère humérale superficielle (superficial brachial artery), artères brachiales (brachial arteries), artères du bras (brachial arteries), avulsion du plexus brachial (brachial plexus avulsion), épreuve des bras tendus (brachial tonicity reaction), deuxième tronc primaire (middle trunk of the brachial plexus), veines humérales (brachial veins), paralysie brachiale (brachial paralysis), paralysie du plexus brachial (paralysis of the brachial plexus), partie susclaviculaire du plexus brachial (supraclavicular part of the brachial plexus), plexus brachial (brachial plexus), portion sous-claviculaire du plexus brachial (intraclavicular part of the brachial plexus), premier tronc primaire (upper trunk of the brachial plexus), troisième tronc primaire (lower trunk of the brachial plexus), tronc secondaire antéro-externe du plexus brachial (lateral cord of brachial plexus), tronc secondaire antéro-interne du plexus brachial (medial cord of brachial plexus), tronc secondaire postérieur du plexus brachial (posterior cord of brachial plexus), compression de la veine brachiale (compression of the brachial vena). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Bursa musculi brachialis (bursa of the brachial muscle), Brachioradialindex (brachial index), Brachialislaehmung (brachial paralysis), Brachialindex (brachial index), Arteria brachialis superficialis (superficial brachial artery), Antibrachialindex (brachial index), Fascia brachii (brachial fascia), Fasciculus lateralis plexus brachialis (lateral cord of brachial plexus), Arteriae brachialis,radialis,ulnaris und ihre Äste (arteries of the arm, brachial arteries), Fasciculus medialis plexus brachialis (medial cord of brachial plexus), Arteria brachialis primitiva (primitive brachial artery), Arteria brachialis (brachial artery), Armvenensperre (compression of the brachial vena), Armtonusreaktion (brachial tonicity reaction), Armplexuslähmung (paralysis of the brachial plexus), Armindex (brachial index), Armarterien (arteries of the arm, brachial arteries), Ausrißverletzung des Plexus brachialis (strain injury to the brachial plexus), Pars supraclavicularis plexus brachialis (supraclavicular part of the brachial plexus), Venae brachiales (brachial veins), Truncus superior plexus brachialis (upper trunk of the brachial plexus), Truncus medius plexus brachialis (middle trunk of the brachial plexus), Truncus intermedius (middle trunk of the brachial plexus), Truncus inferior plexus brachialis (lower trunk of the brachial plexus), Truncus cranialis (upper trunk of the brachial plexus), Fasciculus dorsalis plexus brachialis (posterior cord of brachial plexus), Plexus brachialis (brachial plexus), Venae comitantes arteriae brachialis (brachial veins), Pars infraclavicularis plexus brachialis (intraclavicular part of the brachial plexus), Ober-Unterarm-Index (brachial index), Oberarmfaszie (brachial fascia), Interbrachialindex (brachial index), Fasciculus ulnaris (medial cord of brachial plexus), Fasciculus radialis plexus brachialis (lateral cord of brachial plexus), Fasciculus posterior plexus brachialis (posterior cord of brachial plexus), Truncus caudalis (lower trunk of the brachial plexus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | βραχιόνιοσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | vena omerale (brachial veins), vena brachiale (brachial veins), plesso brachiale (brachial plexus), paralisi brachiale (brachial paralysis, Duchenne-Erb type). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 上腕筋 (brachial muscle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | じょうわ"き" (brachial muscle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | achialbray porção supraclavicular do plexo braquial (supraclavicular part of the brachial plexus), porção infraclavicular do plexo braquial (intraclavicular part of the brachial plexus), plexo braquial (brachial plexus), paralisia braquial (brachial paralysis), índice braquial (brachial index). (various references) braquial. (various references) kol ile ilgili. (various references) плечовий (humeral). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "brachial": brachials. (additional references) | |
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"Brachial" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: bachian, Blachrie, Borachio, braccia, brachea, brachiales, brachii, brachio, Bramhald, Branchidai, brecchia, Bremhill, brochial, Bruchsal, Buracchia, Burchfiel, Hrachya, rachial, Rachmil. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "brachial" (pronounced 'Brach"i*al'): Abactinal, Abbatial, Abbatical, Abdal, Aberrational, Abettal, Abhal, Abhominal, Abiological, Abnormal, Aboral, Abortional, Abranchial, Absinthial, Abstractional, Abuttal, Abysmal, Abyssal, Academial, Accentual, Accessional, Accessorial, Accipitral, Accrementitial, Accrual, Accusal, Accusatival, Accusatorial, Acephal, Acerval, Acetal, Achenial, Acnodal, Aconital, Acoustical, Acquittal, Acranial, Acritical, Acromial, Acropetal, Acroterial, Actinal, Actinozoal, Actuarial, Adagial, Adambulacral, Adaptorial, Adenological, Adjectional, Adjectival. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-h-i-l-r" | |
-1 letter: brachia, rachial. | |
-2 letters: arabic, archil, bharal, chiral, racial. | |
-3 letters: abaci, acari, baric, birch, brach, brail, cabal, chair, craal, hilar, laari, labia, labra, lahar, laich, larch, libra, rabic. | |
-4 letters: abri, alar, alba, arch, aria, aril, baal, bach, bail, birl, blah, carb, carl, char, chia, crab, crib, haar, hail, hair, harl, hila, laic, lair, lari, liar. | |
-5 letters: aah. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-c-h-i-l-r" | |
+1 letter: brachials, branchial. | |
+2 letters: charitable, charitably. | |
+3 letters: chamberlain, hibernacula. | |
+4 letters: biographical, chamberlains, uncharitable, uncharitably. | |
+5 letters: bathymetrical, dischargeable, lamellibranch. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 72 61 63 68 69 61 6C |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... .-. .- -.-. .... .. .- .-.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01110010 01100001 01100011 01101000 01101001 01100001 01101100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B r a c h i a l |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0072 0061 0063 0068 0069 0061 006C |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3684676974756778 |
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Deens, danisht, danishte, لغة الدانمركية, نوع كعك, دانماركي, датски език, датски, Daniko, 丹麦语, dánský, dánština, danskur, danskt, tanskalainen, danois, Deensk, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, dán, danska, Danmhairgis, danese, 덴마크, Danvargish, Danvargagh, danes, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова, tiếng Đan-mạch, for Danish; Nederlands, Hollands, holandez, هولندي, اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, Olandes, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollendskt, hollantilainen, néerlandais, Nederlânsk, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holandisht, "ול "י, holland, hollenskur, Ollainnis, olandese, 네덜란", Belanda, Ollanish, Germaanish, Tatimana, nederlandsk, ulandes, hulandes, holandês, neerlandés, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, bakratongo, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський, ngôn ngữ khó hiểu, "b xã", for Dutch; Farsi, Parsi, persiskt, Fasi, for Farsi; Franse taal, Frans, franceze, francez, frëngjisht, frëng, frëngjishte, فرنسي, اللغة الفرنسية, الشعب الفرنسي, gall, френски език, френски, Pranses, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzština, francouzský, franskur, franskt, ranskalainen, français, Frânsk, französisch, γάλλοσ, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, צרפתי, צרפתית, francia, Fraincis, francese, フレコン化 , フランス" , 仏文 , 仏 , ふつぶ", フレンチ , フランセ , ふつ, "랑스, Perancis, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, frances, franses, francês, francezii, francezã, franţuzesc, franţuzeşte, французский, Falani, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, sí-Fulentji, fransk, franska, fransızca, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransız, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький, Ffrengig, isiFulentshi, for French; Duits, Duitser, Duitse taal, Germaan, gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, المانية, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, роден, германски, немски език, немски, немец, готически, германец, 德語 , 德语, 德文 , 德國 , nìmecký, nìmec, tysker, Duitse, týskur, týskt, týskari, saksalainen, Allemand, Dútsk, Deutsche, Deutsch, "ερμανός, gjermanisht, 'רמ י, 'רמ ית, német, þjóðverji, þýskur, GearmÚnach, GearmÚinis, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, todesch, Germaanagh, Garmane, Germaanish, Carmane, aleman, Niemiec, niemiecki, alemão, alemand, neamţ, немецкий, Siamani, germanski, alemán, Tudesku, Doysri, mjeremani, mdachi, sí-Jalimáne, tysk, เยอรมัน, าษาเยอรมัน, Alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister, Almaenwr, isiJalimane, iliJalimane, iJalimane, for German; Grieks, Griek, الإغريقي, يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, Griegu, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, Griyego, 希臘語 , 希腊语, řecký, řeètina, řek, græker, grikst, kreikkalainen, grec, Gryk, Gryksk, Gryks, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, Grikki, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, grèc, greacã, греческий, Eleni, grk, grčki jezik, grčki, griego, grek, Yunanli, yunanlı, yunanca, yunan, Rumca, yunanistan'a ait, rum, грек, гречанка, грецька мова, грецький, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm, kẻ lừa đảo, Groegwr, for Greek; Italianer, Italiaans, Italiaan, شخص إيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, الإيطالي, إيطالي, Italianu, италиански език, италиански, италианец, Italyano, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italština, italský, ital, italiener, italienskt, italialainen, Italien, Italjaansk, italienisch, Ιταλός, italisht, איטלקי, איטלקית, olasz, Ítali, IodÚilis, italiano, 이탈리아, Iddaalish, Włoch, italianã, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, итальянский язык, итальянский, итальянец, Italia, italijanski, italijanski jezik, italijan, sí-Taliyáne, italienare, italiensk, italienska, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, ชาวอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка, for Italian; Portugees, portugez, portugalisht, اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, португалски език, португалски, португалец, Potuges, 葡萄牙语, 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙語 , portugalský, portugiser, portugisiskt, portugalilainen, portugais, Portugeesk, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, Portaingéilis, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, Portiugish, Portiugagh, portugues, Portugalczyk, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalski, portugalac, portugués, Mreno, si-Putúkezi, portugis, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, portekizce, португальська мова, португальський, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha, for Portuguese; Spaans, Spaanse taal, spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, espanyoles, Espanyol, 西班牙语, 西班牙文 , 西班牙語 , španìlský, španìlština, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, Spaansk, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, SpÚinnis, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainagh, Spaainish, spañó, espanhol, espanhòl, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, spaniol, испанский, Sipaniolo, španski jezik, španski, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyolca, ispanyol, іспанська мова, іспанський, for Spanish; Turks, turk, تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, Turcu, турски, турски език, Turko, 土耳其, 土耳其語 , tureètina, turecký, turkist, turkkilainen, turque, turc, Turksk, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türk, türkçe, турецька мова, турецький, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ, for Turkish; 乌克兰, for Ukranian; |