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median nerve
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A nerve of the arm that originates from the brachial plexus and is formed from parts of the medial and lateral cords of the brachial plexus, and continues down the arm to enter the forearm with the brachial artery. It originates from the brachial plexus with roots from C5, C6, C7, C8 & T1. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_nerve ]
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median nerve
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uberon_slim
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The median nerve is the only nerve that passes through the carpal tunnel, where it may be compressed to cause carpal tunnel syndrome. [WP]
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uberon
has related synonym
nervus medianus
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UBERON:0001148
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