Definitions for brachials

brachials bra·chi·al

Spelling: [brey-kee-uh l, brak-ee-]
IPA: /ˈbreɪ ki əl, ˈbræk i-/

Brachials is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 460 anagrams from letters in brachials (aabchilrs).

Definitions for brachials

noun

  1. a brachial part or structure.

adjective

  1. belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.
  2. belonging to the upper part of such a member, from the shoulder to the elbow.
  3. armlike, as an appendage.

Origin of brachials

First recorded in 1570-80, brachial is from the Latin word brāchiālis of, belonging to the arm. See brachi-, -al<

Examples for brachials

All measurements are taken from the brachial artery, with the individuals in the sitting posture.

It is measured by noting the first sound audible over the brachial artery using the auscultatory method.

Hence the clinical measuring of the pressure in the brachial artery alone is not sufficient for a diagnosis of arteriosclerosis.

The irregular tones heard over the brachial artery in cases of irregular heart action have been called "tonal arrhythmias."

Then they erected in the bakehouse a brachial weighing-machine.

There is some difference in the pressure in the femoral and the brachial and some use both arteries.

A pressure made on the brachial vein and its branches by scirrhous glands in the axilla, is a common cause of this state.

Careful palpation of the radial and brachial arteries will in every case reveal more or less thickening.

Hg lower than the systolic pressure, and consequently these figures represent the pulse pressure in the brachial artery of man.

The arm is divided into three sections: the deltoid, brachial and carpal.

Word Value for brachials
Scrable

15

Words with friends

17

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