Anatomy
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limb [ lim ]
Subclass of:
Body Regions
Definitions related to limb:
  • A body region referring to an upper or lower extremity.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A jointed extremity of the upper/thoracic or lower/pelvic regions.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Body part, which consists of a maximal set of diverse subclasses of organ and organ part spatially associated with a complete set of bones of the appendicular skeleton, it is partially surrounded by skin of limb. Examples: There are only four instances, right upper and lower limbs and left upper and lower limbs.
    Digital Anatomist
    University of Washington, 2003
  • Cardinal body part, each instance of which has as its constitutional part some appendicular skeleton. Examples: There are only four instances, right upper and lower limbs and left upper and lower limbs.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • One of the paired appendages of the body used in locomotion or grasping.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (extremities) The farthest or outermost projections of the body, such as the HAND and FOOT.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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