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supraclavicular nerve

supraclavicular nerve noun: any of three nerves that are descending branches of the cervical plexus arising from the third and fourth cervical nerves and that supply the skin over the upper chest and shoulder.

Noun

supraclavicular nerve (plural supraclavicular nerves)

  1. Any of three nerves that are descending branches of the cervical plexus arising from the third and fourth cervical nerves and that supply the skin over the upper chest and shoulder.

Forms of supraclavicular nerve

pluralsupraclavicular nerves

Questions about supraclavicular nerve

What does supraclavicular nerve mean?
Supraclavicular nerve means any of three nerves that are descending branches of the cervical plexus arising from the third and fourth cervical nerves and that supply the skin over the upper chest and shoulder.
What part of speech is supraclavicular nerve?
Supraclavicular nerve is a noun.
What is the plural of supraclavicular nerve?
The plural of supraclavicular nerve is supraclavicular nerves.

Words near supraclavicular nerve in the dictionary

  1. supraclavian
  2. supraclavical
  3. supraclavicle
  4. supraclavicles
  5. supraclavicular
  6. supraclavicular nerve
  7. supraclavicular nerves
  8. supraclavicularly
  9. supracleithra
  10. supracleithrum
  11. supraclinical

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