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forearm
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fore·arm 1  (fôr-ärm, fr-)
tr.v. fore·armed, fore·arm·ing, fore·arms
To arm or prepare in advance of a conflict.

fore·arm 2  (fôrärm, fr-)
n.
1. The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.
2. The corresponding part of the foreleg in certain quadrupeds, such as a horse.

forearm1
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the part of the arm from the elbow to the wrist Related adjs cubital, radial
[from fore- + arm1]

forearm2
vb
(tr) to prepare or arm (someone, esp oneself) in advance
[from fore- + arm2]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.forearmforearm - the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist
anconeous muscle, musculus anconeus - the muscle that extends the forearm and abducts the ulna in pronation of the wrist
accessory cephalic vein, vena cephalica accessoria - a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow
basilic vein, vena basilica - a vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary vein
radial vein, vena radialis - superficial veins ascending the radial side of the forearm; combines with the ulnar veins to form the brachial vein
ulnar vein, vena ulnaris - any of several veins of the forearm
limb - one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
radius - the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm
elbow bone, ulna - the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
Verb1.forearm - arm in advance of a confrontation
arm, gird, build up, fortify - prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border"

forearm noun
Related words
adjective cubital, radial
Translations
forearm [ˈfɔːrɑːm] N (Anat) → antebrazo m

forearm [ˈfɔːrɑːrm] navant-bras m inv

forearm1
nUnterarm m

forearm2
vtvorbereiten; forearmed with this informationmit diesen Informationen gerüstet or gewappnet ? forewarn

forearm [ˈfɔːrˌɑːm] navambraccio
forearm [ˈfɔːrˌɑːm] navambraccio

forearm
n forearm [ˈfoːraːm]
the lower part of the arm (between wrist and elbow). voorarm; onderarm ساعِد ръка předloktí underarm der Unterarm το τμήμα του χεριού ανάμεσα στον αγκώνα και τον καρπό antebrazo küünarvars ساعد kyynärvarsi avant-bras אַמַת הַיָד हाथ कोहनी तक podlaktica alkar lengan framhandleggur avambraccio 前腕 팔뚝, 전완(前腕) dilbis apakšdelms lengan onderarm underarm przedramię antebraço antebraţ предплечье predlaktie podlaket podlaktica underarm แขนบริเวณระหว่างข้อศอกกับข้อมือ ön kol 前臂 передпліччя کہنی سے کلائی تک بازو کا حصہ cẳng tay


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