upper limb

US: /ˌʌpɚ ˈlɪm/

Definition

Definition of upper limb - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

body part including shoulder arm forearm wrist and hand on one side

TECH.

The injury affected nerves in his right upper limb.
The therapist assessed strength in each upper limb separately.
Fractures in the upper limb can severely limit daily activities.

unafraid

undaunted

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Expressions with upper

upper storey

higher level of a building

The apartment is on the upper storey.

the upper hand

position of advantage or control

She had the upper hand in the negotiations.

have an upper hand

be in a position of advantage or control

In negotiations, she had an upper hand.

stiff upper lip

stoic, unemotional attitude

He maintained a stiff upper lip during the sad movie..

upper arm

the part of the arm from elbow to shoulder

She felt pain in her upper arm after lifting weights.

upper back

top part of the back between neck and middle spine

She felt tension in her upper back after working at the computer.

Expressions with limb

life and limb

existence and physical well-being at risk

He risked life and limb to save the child.

out on a limb

adv.

in a risky or vulnerable position

She went out on a limb to defend her friend.

limb from limb

adv.

into many pieces or parts

The machine tore the paper limb from limb.

go out on a limb

take a risk by doing something bold or uncertain

She decided to go out on a limb and invest in the startup.

risk life and limb

do something very dangerous risking severe injury

He risked life and limb to save the child.

tear limb from limb

severely criticize or attack someone

The critics tore the new movie limb from limb.

risk one's life and limb

expose oneself to great danger risking death or serious injury

He risked his life and limb to save the trapped child.

artificial limb

man-made arm or leg used to replace a missing body part

After the accident, he learned to walk again with an artificial limb.

phantom limb

feeling a missing limb is still there, sometimes with pain

After the surgery, he felt phantom limb pain.

phantom limb pain

pain felt in a limb that has been amputated

He experienced phantom limb pain years after losing his arm..

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arm

medical

upper limb of the human body

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French:membre supérieur, ...
German:obere Extremität, ...
Italian:arto superiore, ...
Spanish:miembro superior, ...
Portuguese:membro superior, ...
Chinese:上肢, ...
Japanese:上肢, ...
Arabic:طَرَف عُلْوِيّ, ...
Hebrew:גַּף עֶלְיוֹן, ...
Russian:верхняя конечность, ...
Ukrainian:верхня кінцівка, ...
Hindi:ऊपरी अंग, ...
Bengali:উপরের অঙ্গ, ...
Catalan:extremitat superior, ...
Czech:horní končetina, ...
Danish:overekstremitet, ...
Dutch:bovenste extremiteit, ...
Greek:άνω άκρο, ...
Hungarian:felső végtag, ...
Khmer:អវយវៈខាងលើ, ...
Korean:상지, ...
Persian:اندام فوقانی, ...
Polish:kończyna górna, ...
Portuguese (BR):membro superior, ...
Romanian:membru superior, ...
Swedish:övre extremitet, ...
Thai:แขนส่วนบน, ...
Turkish:üst ekstremite, ...
Vietnamese:chi trên, ...

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