median nerve
noun
: a nerve that arises by two roots from the brachial plexus and passes down the middle of the front of the arm
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At 19, an MRI revealed the truth: That lump was actually a golf-ball sized tumor on her median nerve.
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Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
When the median nerve is compressed in the carpal tunnel—a narrow passageway from the wrist to the hand that's made of tendons, ligaments, and bones—symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome can develop and, over time, become chronic.
—Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024
For some people, this excess fluid puts pressure on the median nerve in the wrist, causing carpal tunnel syndrome.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 3 July 2024
The median nerve, which starts at the shoulder and extends down to the tips of the fingers, is one of the major nerves of the upper extremities.
—Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024
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Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
When the median nerve is compressed in the carpal tunnel—a narrow passageway from the wrist to the hand that's made of tendons, ligaments, and bones—symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome can develop and, over time, become chronic.
—Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024
For some people, this excess fluid puts pressure on the median nerve in the wrist, causing carpal tunnel syndrome.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 3 July 2024
The median nerve, which starts at the shoulder and extends down to the tips of the fingers, is one of the major nerves of the upper extremities.
—Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024
See All Example Sentences for median nerve
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“Median nerve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/median%20nerve. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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