Anatomy
upper extremity
up·per ex·trem·i·ty
Subclass of:
Limb
Definitions related to upper extremity:
  • (limb, upper) The region of the body that extends distal to the scapulohumeral joint.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (arm) Part of the upper extremity between the shoulder and wrist; includes forearm and upper arm.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (upper limb) Limb, each instance of which has as its regional part some pectoral girdle region and some free upper limb. Examples: There are two upper limbs, right upper limb and left upper limb.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • The region of the body that includes the arm, the forearm, and hand.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The region of the upper limb in animals, extending from the deltoid region to the HAND, and including the ARM; AXILLA; and SHOULDER.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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