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 of a tree or bush that grows out from the trunk; limb. [1/4 definitions] |
cast |
a thick, stiff covering for an injured limb or joint, especially one in which the bone is broken. A cast is made of cloth and some kind of liquid material that can become very hard and solid. [1/12 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 on a whale, turtle, or other animal that is used for swimming. [1/2 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] |