- upper limb
- noun
: the edge of a celestial body that is nearest the zenith
the upper limb of the rising sun
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
upper limb
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Upper limb — In human anatomy, the upper limb (also upper extremity) refers to what in common English is known as the arm , that is, the region of the shoulder to the fingertips. It includes the entire limb, and thus, is not synonymous with the term upper arm … Wikipedia
upper limb free — the freely movable upper limb from the acromioclavicular joint to the hand … Medical dictionary
upper limb — the vertical portion of the gill arch the upper part of a gill arch above the bend … Dictionary of ichthyology
upper limb — membrum superius … Medical dictionary
Upper trunk — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = truncus superior plexus brachialis GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = Innervates = BranchFrom = BranchTo = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = t 20 DorlandsSuf = 12826113 The upper trunk (or… … Wikipedia
Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite — Typ: Erdbeobachtungssatellit Land: USA Behörde: N … Deutsch Wikipedia
Limb — can have many meanings. ten thousand to be precise.*from the Old English lim : **Limb (anatomy), a limb is a jointed or prehensile appendage of the human or animal body **a large or main branch of a tree. **In social structure, a representative,… … Wikipedia
Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite — UARS Caractéristiques Organisation NASA … Wikipédia en Français
Limb — Limb, n. [L. limbus border. Cf. {Limbo}, {Limbus}.] A border or edge, in certain special uses. (a) (Bot.) The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal, or sepal; blade. (b) (Astron.) The border or edge of the disk… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arteries of upper limb — arteriae membri superioris … Medical dictionary
