- axillary nerve
- noun
: a large nerve arising from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus and supplying the deltoid and teres minor muscles and the skin of the shoulder
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Axillary — Ax il*la*ry ([a^]ks [i^]l*l[asl]*r[y^]), a. [See {Axil}.] 1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit; as, axillary gland, artery, nerve. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Situated in, or rising from, an axil; of or pertaining to an axil. Axillary … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anterior branch of axillary nerve — a branch that winds around the humeral neck beneath the deltoid muscle and innervates both the muscle and the overlying skin … Medical dictionary
posterior branches of axillary nerve — rami musculares nervi axillaris … Medical dictionary
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