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forelimb Definition

fore·limb (-lim′)

noun

a front limb, as an arm, foreleg, wing, or flipper

forelimb Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • horse: Figure 1 is a sketch of the anatomy of the distal forelimb of the horse.

Converse of object

  • stretch: Characteristic stance - weight is shifted to then hindlimbs with the forelimbs stretched out in front.
  • hold: The muscular sling that holds the forelimb onto the body serves as a shock absorber during locomotion.

Adjective modifier

  • distal: Figure 1 is a sketch of the anatomy of the distal forelimb of the horse.
  • equine: January EVJ Article: Three-dimensional kinematics of the equine distal forelimb: effects of a sharp turn at the walk H. Chateau et al.

Modifies a noun

  • muscle: The proximal forelimb muscles ( mostly group 4 muscles ) are mostly either monophasic low or average impetus muscles.
  • bone: Each forelimb cannon bone in ruminants is derived by the enlargement and fusion of the third and fourth metacarpal bones.