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axillary nerve

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Main Entry: axillary nerve
Function: noun
: a large nerve arising from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus and supplying the deltoid and teres minor muscles and theskin of the shoulder
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axillary nerve n.
A nerve that arises from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus in the axilla and supplies the deltoid and teres minor muscles.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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