nerve trunk

noun

: a bundle of nerve fibers enclosed in a connective tissue sheath

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In this procedure, a portion of the sympathetic nerve trunk is destroyed to treat excessive sweating, blushing and Raynaud’s disease. Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nerve trunk was in 1850

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“Nerve trunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve%20trunk. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

nerve trunk

noun
: a bundle of nerve fibers enclosed in a connective tissue sheath
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