upper trunk of brachial plexus — truncus superior plexus brachialis … Medical dictionary
upper brachial plexus paralysis — paralysis of arm muscles due to destruction of the fifth and sixth cervical roots (upper trunk of the brachial plexus); small hand muscles are unaffected. When due to birth trauma it is called Erb Duchenne p … Medical dictionary
trunk — [truŋk] n. [ME tronke < OFr tronc < L truncus, a stem, trunk < truncus, maimed, mutilated < IE * tronkus < base * trenk , to press together, crowd > THRONG] 1. the main stem of a tree 2. the body of a human being or animal, not… … English World dictionary
Upper Canada Village — is a heritage park near Morrisburg, Ontario, which depicts a 19th century village in Upper Canada.Construction on the park began in 1958 as part of the St. Lawrence Seaway project. The Seaway required the permanent flooding of ten communities in… … Wikipedia
Upper Economy, Nova Scotia — Upper Economy is a rural area of approximately 50 residents and 5 km² located along Trunk 2 in western Colchester County, Nova Scotia. It stretches from along the north shoreline of the western end of Cobequid Bay north into the lower slopes of… … Wikipedia
Upper Sackville, Nova Scotia — Upper Sackville (2001 pop.: 1,056) is a Canadian suburban community in Nova Scotia s Halifax Regional Municipality.It is situated in the Sackville River valley immediately north of Middle Sackville and south of Mount Uniacke on Trunk 1. Upper… … Wikipedia
Upper Lakeville — is a small community on the Eastern Shore of the Halifax Regional Municipality, in the Musquodoboit/Sheet Harbour region of the Marine Drive, in Nova Scotia. Upper Lakeville road is located on the junction of Trunk 7, 55.3 km from Dartmouth, and… … Wikipedia
Upper Peninsula of Michigan — ] The peninsula has extensive coastline on the Great Lakes, large tracts of state and national forests, cedar swamps, more than 150 waterfalls, and low population densities. Because of the camping, boating, fishing, snowmobiling, hunting, and… … Wikipedia
trunk — 1. The body (t. or torso), excluding the head and extremities. 2. A primary nerve, vessel, or collection of tissue before its division. 3. A large collecting lymphatic vessel. SYN: truncus [TA]. [L. truncus] … Medical dictionary
trunk — noun 1) the trunk of a tree Syn: main stem, bole 2) the trunk of her car Syn: luggage compartment, back 3) his powerful trunk Syn: torso, body … Thesaurus of popular words
