brachium

[ brey-kee-uh m, brak-ee- ]
/ ˈbreɪ ki əm, ˈbræk i- /

noun, plural bra·chi·a [brey-kee-uh, brak-ee-uh] /ˈbreɪ ki ə, ˈbræk i ə/.

Anatomy. the part of the arm from the shoulder to the elbow.
the corresponding part of any limb, as in the wing of a bird.
an armlike part or process.

Origin of brachium

1725–35; < New Latin; Latin brāc(c)hium the arm; compare Greek brachíōn, formally the comparative of brachýs short

OTHER WORDS FROM brachium

post·bra·chi·um, noun, plural post·bra·chi·a. pseu·do·bra·chi·um, noun, plural pseu·do·bra·chi·a.

Words nearby brachium

brachiocubital, brachiopod, brachiosaur, brachiosaurus, brachistochrone, brachium, bracht maneuver, brachy-, brachybasia, brachybasocamptodactyly, brachybasophalangia

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British Dictionary definitions for brachium

brachium
/ (ˈbreɪkɪəm, ˈbræk-) /

noun plural -chia (-kɪə)

anatomy the arm, esp the upper part
a corresponding part, such as a wing, in an animal
biology a branching or armlike part

Word Origin for brachium

C18: New Latin, from Latin bracchium arm, from Greek brakhiōn

Medical definitions for brachium

brachium
[ brā′kē-əm, brăk′ē- ]

n. pl. bra•chi•a (brā′kē-ə, brăk′ē-ə)

The arm, especially between the shoulder and the elbow.
An armlike structure.