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Thoracic Nerves

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Definition: The twelve spinal nerves on each side of the thorax. They include eleven INTERCOSTAL NERVES and one subcostal nerve. Both sensory and motor, they supply the muscles and skin of the thoracic and abdominal walls.  dis: coord IM with PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES (IM); neopl: coord IM with PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)   
Examples Intercostal Nerves 		Other names Pectoral Nerves; Thoracic Nerve; Pectoral Nerve; Nerves, Thoracic; Nerves, Pectoral; Nerve, Thoracic; Nerve, Pectoral

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