brachi-, brachio-

Congenital absence of arms; having no arms.

A congenital absence of the arms.

Congenital absence of the head and arms.

A fetus exhibiting the absence of the head and arms.

Congenital absence of the head and arms.

The part of the arm or fore-limb from the wrist to the elbow; the forearm.

Short for brassiere, from French, "bodice", from bras, "arm" from brachium: An undergarment designed to support and shape a woman's breasts.

1. An orthopedic appliance that holds or supports part of the body; such as the arm.
2. Etymology: from about 1313, "armor for the arms"; from Old French brace, "arms", also "length measured by two arms"; from Latin bracchia, plural of brachium, "an arm"; from Greek brakhion, "arm, upper arm"; from brakhys, "short", in contrast to the longer forearm.

Applied to various devices for "fastening, tightening", with the notion of clasping the arms. The verb "to render firm" or "to steady by tensing" is from around 1440.

By way of French ultimately from Latin bracchiale, "armlet", from brachium, "arm": A piece of jewelry, e.g., a chain or a bangle, that is worn around the wrist or arm.

1. Arm; the part of the upper limb from shoulder to elbow.
2. A general term used to designate an armlike process or structure.

Pain in the arm or arms.