单词 | antebrachium |
释义 | antebrachiumn. Anatomy. In tetrapod vertebrates: the part of the arm or forelimb from the wrist to the elbow; the forearm. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > arm > [noun] > forearm cubit1483 forearm1739 antebrachium1796 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > limb > fore limb or leg > part corresponding to forearm cubitc1720 antebrachium1796 1796 G. Gregory Econ. Nature III. ix. 142 The superior extremity is divided into..the antibrachium or fore-arm; and the manus or hand. 1832 D. Brewster Edinb. Encycl. XIII. 548/1 The parts called by anatomists brachium and antebrachium, are concealed under the skin of the breast. 1877 T. H. Huxley & H. N. Martin Course Pract. Biol. 160 Each fore limb is divided into brachium, antebrachium, and manus, which correspond with the arm, fore-arm, and hand in man. 1951 Amer. Midland Naturalist 45 549 The antebrachium operates in a direct fore-and-aft plane. 2006 K. D. Rose Beginning Age Mammals x. 163 The antebrachium (forearm) is longer than the brachium (arm). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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