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Erb's palsy

Erb's palsy noun: paralysis of the arm caused by injury to the upper group of the arm's main nerves, specifically the severing of the upper trunk C5–C6 nerves.

Noun

Erb's palsy (uncountable)

  1. Paralysis of the arm caused by injury to the upper group of the arm's main nerves, specifically the severing of the upper trunk C5–C6 nerves.

Synonyms of Erb's palsy

Origin of Erb's palsy

Named after Wilhelm Heinrich Erb.

Questions about Erb's palsy

What does Erb's palsy mean?
Erb's palsy means paralysis of the arm caused by injury to the upper group of the arm's main nerves, specifically the severing of the upper trunk C5–C6 nerves.
What part of speech is Erb's palsy?
Erb's palsy is a noun.

Words near Erb's palsy in the dictionary

  1. Erava
  2. eravacycline
  3. Erazo
  4. Erazos
  5. Erb
  6. Erb's palsy
  7. Erb-Duchenne palsy
  8. Erbacher
  9. erbate
  10. ErbB-2
  11. Erbe

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