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forelimb Audio
fore·limb [ fawr-lim, fohr- ]
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Animal Structures
Definitions related to forelimb:
  • A front limb of a quadruped. (The Random House College Dictionary, 1980)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (fore limb) The anterior, front or upper limb of an animal.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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