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Body Regions > Extremities > Upper Extremity > Forearm

Preferred term

Forearm  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Antebrachium
  • Antebrachiums

Note

  • use for primates only; use FORELIMB for non-primate vertebrates & EXTREMITIES for invertebrates; for bones use RADIUS or ULNA; NIM when merely locational

Scope note

  • Part of the upper extremity in humans and primates extending from the ELBOW to the WRIST.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005542

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