Inflected forms: pl. bra·chi·a ( brk-, brk-) 1. The part of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder to the elbow. 2. An arm or a homologous anatomical structure, such as a flipper or wing. 3. The part of a limb or process corresponding to an arm.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin brcchium, arm, from Greek brakhn, upper arm. See mregh-u- in Appendix I.
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