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brachial
(bra|chial)
Pronunciation:
/ˈbreɪkɪəl/
adjective
Anatomy
relating to the arm or an arm-like structure:
the brachial artery
Zoology
denoting the upper valve of a brachiopod’s shell.
Origin:
late Middle English
: from Latin
brachialis
, from
brac(c)hium
'arm'
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