| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| brachial |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bra·chi·al |
| PRONUNCIATION: | br k - l, br k - |
| ADJECTIVE: | Of, relating to, or resembling the arm or a similar or homologous part, such as the foreleg, wing, or other forelimb of a vertebrate: the brachial artery. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin br cchi lis, from br cchium, arm. See brachium.
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