| amputee |
a person who has lost all or part of a limb or digit as a result of accident or surgery. |
| appendage |
a limb or other body part attached to the main trunk of the body. [1/3 definitions] |
| ball-and-socket joint |
a skeletal joint in which the ball-shaped end of a bone, often part of a limb, fits into and rotates quite freely within the hollow, spherical socket of another bone. [1/2 definitions] |
| branch |
a woody part that grows out from the main body of a tree or shrub; limb. [1/6 definitions] |
| cast |
a thick, rigid covering for an injured limb or joint, usu. made of plaster and gauze. [1/18 definitions] |
| crus |
the section of the leg or hind limb between the knee and foot; shank. [1/2 definitions] |
| distal |
located at a distance from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. (Cf. proximal.) |
| flexor |
a muscle that flexes or bends a limb or other body part. |
| flipper |
a wide, flat limb such as on a whale, sea turtle, sea lion, or other aquatic animal, used esp. for swimming. [1/3 definitions] |
| hip1 |
the joint connecting the leg of a human or the hind limb of an animal to the main body. [1/4 definitions] |
| hyperextension |
the extension or bending backward of a limb, esp. at the elbow or knee, beyond its normal limits. [1/2 definitions] |
| immobilize |
to keep (a limb or joint) from moving by putting in a cast or splint. [1/2 definitions] |
| limbed |
having a specified kind of limb (usu. used in combination). |
| log1 |
a large, thick piece of a tree trunk or large tree limb, esp. a long piece of trunk ready for sawing. [1/7 definitions] |
| maim |
to cripple or disable, usu. by destroying or rendering useless a limb or extremity. [1/2 definitions] |
| mutilate |
to sever or destroy a limb or other essential part of (a person or animal). [1/2 definitions] |
| pins and needles |
a prickly, tingling sensation in a limb that is recovering from numbness caused by temporarily poor blood circulation. |
| plaster cast |
a sturdy rigid covering consisting of gauze saturated in plaster of Paris which is wrapped, when still wet, around a fractured limb or other part to prevent movement during healing. [1/2 definitions] |
| pressure point |
any of several places on the body where an artery passes over bone close to the skin, and where pressure can be applied to cut off blood flow to a limb, as in the case of serious injury. |
| prosthesis |
the replacement of a defective or missing bodily limb or other part with an artificial substitute. [1/2 definitions] |
| regenerate |
to undergo physical regrowth, as of a new organ or limb. [1/7 definitions] |