brachi-, brachio-
(Greek: arm [especially the upper arm from the shoulder to the elbow])
brachiathon
1. A mode of locomotion, characteristic of some arboreal animals, in which the animals swing from one handhold to the next. It is well developed in gibbons.
2. Locomotion in a position of suspension by means of the hands and arms, as exhibited by monkeys when swinging from branch to branch.
brachiation
brachiform
Shaped or bent like an arm.
brachiocephalic
A reference to the arm and head.
brachiocrural
Pertaining to the arm and leg.
brachiocrytosis, brachiocyllosis
A crookedness of the arm.
brachiocubital
Relating to both the arm and the elbow or to both the arm and the forearm
brachiocyllosis
An abnormal curvature of the arm.
brachiocyrtosis
Crookedness of the upper limb.
brachiofacial
Pertaining to or affecting the arm and face.
brachiofaciolingual
Pertaining to or affecting the arm, face, and tongue.
brachiogram
A tracing of the brachial (arm) artery pulse.
brachiopod
A bivalve mollusc distinguished by having, on each side of the mouth, a long spiral arm, used in procuring food.
brachioradialis
A muscle lying on the lateral side of the forearm.
Brachiosaurids
These “arm lizards” probably evolved from creatures like Cetiosaurus, but they had a relatively longer neck, higher shoulders, and longer “arms”.
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