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forearm /fore·arm/ (for´ahrm) antebrachium; the part of the arm between elbow and wrist.
fore·arm (fôrärm)
n.
The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.

forearm,
the portion of the upper extremity between the elbow and the wrist. It contains two long bones, the radius and ulna. Also called antebrachium.

forearm [for´ahrm]
the part of the upper limb between the elbow and wrist; called also antebrachium.

forearm
the part of the foreleg supported by the radius and ulna, between the elbow and the carpus.


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