Brachium

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  • noun. The part of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder to the elbow.
  • noun. An arm or a homologous anatomical structure, such as a flipper or wing.
  • noun. The part of a limb or process corresponding to an arm.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The upper arm, from the shoulder to the elbow, coinciding in extent with the humerus; the arm proper, as distinguished from the antebrachium or forearm.
  • noun. The humerus.
  • noun. An arm-like process of the brain. See phrases below.
  • noun. An armlike part of a body.
  • noun. In botany, an arm-like process or appendage: applied by Bentham to the projecting processes at the summit of the column in some orchids.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The upper arm; the segment of the fore limb between the shoulder and the elbow.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The upper arm.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal
  • Word Usage
    "From the lateral aspect of each colliculus a white band, termed the brachium, is prolonged upward and forward."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    branch  leg  ramification  
    variant
    brachia