Forelimb

Forelimb

A forelimb is an anterior (front-most) limb (arm, leg, or similar appendage) on an animal's body. When referring to quadrupeds (four-legged animals), the term foreleg is often instead used.

The term is not to be confused with the forearm, which refers to a segment of the arm between the elbow and the wrist.

The joint between the thoracic limb and the trunk is called the omothoracic junction.Fact|date=July 2008

It is a form of synsarcosis, which means that it is the union of parts of the skeleton by muscles.

ee also

*Equine forelimb anatomy
*Hind limb


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  • forelimb — [fôr′lim΄] n. a front limb, as an arm, foreleg, wing, or flipper …   English World dictionary

  • forelimb — noun Date: circa 1796 a limb (as an arm, wing, fin, or leg) that is situated anteriorly < the forelimb of a bat > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • forelimb — /fawr lim , fohr /, n. a front limb of an animal. [1785 95; FORE + LIMB] * * * …   Universalium

  • forelimb — noun The anterior limb (or equivalent appendage) of an animal Syn: foreleg …   Wiktionary

  • forelimb — fore·limb .lim n a limb (as an arm, fin, wing, or leg) that is situated anteriorly * * * fore·limb (forґlim) a foreleg or a wing …   Medical dictionary

  • forelimb — n. front leg of an animal …   English contemporary dictionary

  • forelimb — noun either of the front limbs of an animal …   English new terms dictionary

  • forelimb — fore•limb [[t]ˈfɔrˌlɪm, ˈfoʊr [/t]] n. zool. a front limb of an animal • Etymology: 1785–95 …   From formal English to slang

  • forelimb — /ˈfɔlɪm/ (say fawlim) noun a front limb of an animal …  

  • forelimb — n. any of the front limbs of an animal …   Useful english dictionary

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