median nerve

English

Noun

median nerve (plural median nerves)

(anatomy) A nerve in the upper limb in humans and other animals, formed from parts of the medial and lateral cords of the brachial plexus, and compression of which in the carpal tunnel of the wrist causes carpal tunnel syndrome.

Translations

nerve in the upper limb

Catalan: nervi medià (ca) m
Finnish: keskihermo
German: Medianusnerv m, Nervus medianus m
Irish: néaróg mheánach f
Romanian: nerv median m
Spanish: nervio mediano m

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