- brachial plexopathy
- any neuropathy of the brachial plexus; see also brachial paralysis and thoracic outlet syndrome. Called also brachial plexus neuropathy, brachial syndrome, and cervicobrachial syndrome.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
brachial plexopathy
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