- Look up
limb in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Limb may
refer to:
Limb (anatomy), an
appendage of a
human or
animal Limb, a
large or main
branch of a...
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Limb perfusion is a
medical technique that is used to
deliver drugs locally directly to a site of interest. It is
commonly used in
human medicine for administration...
- A
phantom limb is the
sensation that an am****ted or
missing limb is
still attached. It is a
chronic condition that is
often resistant to treatment. When...
- The
upper limbs or
upper extremities are the
forelimbs of an upright-postured
tetrapod vertebrate,
extending from the sca****e and
clavicles down to and...
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removal of a
limb by trauma,
medical illness, or surgery. As a
surgical measure, it is used to
control pain or a
disease process in the
affected limb, such as...
- A
limb (from Old
English lim,
meaning "body part") is a jointed,
muscled appendage of a
tetrapod vertebrate animal used for weight-bearing, terrestrial...
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Limb-sparing techniques, also
known as
limb-saving or
limb-salvage techniques, are
performed in
order to
preserve the look and
function of
limbs. Limb-sparing...
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Limb–girdle
muscular dystrophy (LGMD) is a
genetically heterogeneous group of rare
muscular dystrophies that
share a set of
clinical characteristics. It...
- A
transradial prosthesis is an
artificial limb that
replaces an arm
missing below the elbow.
Upper limb prostheses can be
categorized in
three main...
- A
flail limb (also
flail arm or
flail leg) is a
medical term
which refers to an
extremity in
which the
primary nerve has been
severed or
ceased to function...
