Anatomy

Forelimb

A front limb of a quadruped. (The Random House College Dictionary, 1980)

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A front limb of a quadruped. (The Random House College Dictionary, 1980)

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Forelimbs

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

non-primate vertebrates only: for human use ARM; for invertebrates use EXTREMITIES; TN 75: animal extremities; TN 117: table of animal extremities

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68

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Previous Indexing

  • Extremities (1966-1967)

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  1. A13.395w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Forelimb. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005552. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005552
  2. Forelimb. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forelimb
  3. Forelimb. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5468632