brachial noun & adjective. ['breɪkɪǝl] LME.
[Latin brachialis adjective, from brachium arm: see -AL¹.]
A. noun.
1. A vestment or a piece of armour for the arm. LME-M16.
2. ellipt. A brachial vein, bone, etc. M19.
B. adjective. Chiefly Anatomy & Zoology.
1. Of the arm. L16.
2. Of the nature of or resembling an arm. M19.

■ brachialis [-'eɪlɪs] noun (Anatomy) a muscle in the upper arm, serving to flex the forearm L19.

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