pectoral nerve

pectoral nerve
pectoral nerve n either of two nerves that arise from the brachial plexus on each side or from the nerve trunks forming it and that supply the pectoral muscles:
a) one lateral to the axillary artery called also lateral pectoral nerve, superior pectoral nerve
b) one medial to the axillary artery called also inferior pectoral nerve, medial pectoral nerve

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