nerve trunk


noun Anatomy.

the main stem of a nerve.

Origin of nerve trunk

First recorded in 1850–55

Example sentences from the Web for nerve trunk

  • Cutting wounds may divide a nerve-trunk (a) partially, or (b) completely.

  • When it presses on a nerve-trunk it causes pains and cramps.

    Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
  • The primary injuries include contusion, partial or complete division, and perforation of the nerve-trunk.

    Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

Medical definitions for nerve trunk

nerve trunk

n.

The main stem of a nerve, consisting of a bundle of nerve fibers bound together by a tough sheath of connective tissue.