What is another word for Brachia?

Pronunciation: [bɹˈe͡ɪʃə] (IPA)

Brachia, which is the plural form of the word brachium, refers to the upper limbs or arms of humans. While brachia is commonly used in the field of anatomy, there are several synonyms for this term that you may find useful. Some of these synonyms include limbs, arms, upper limbs, upper extremities, and appendages. Other less common synonyms for brachia include branchia, brachials, and brachids. These synonyms can be useful if you are writing about the anatomy of the human body, or if you are looking for alternative terms to use in medical or scientific contexts.

What are the hypernyms for Brachia?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Brachia

Such were we, to such are we returning: not other, sings the poet, than one who toilfully works his shallop against the tide, "si Brachia forte remisit":-let him haply relax the labour of his arms, however high up the stream, and back he goes, "in pejus", to the early principle of our being, with seeds and plants, that are as carelessly weighed in the hand and as indiscriminately husbanded as our humanity.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith
Ipsa Venus magico religatum Brachia nodo Perdocuit, multis non sine verberibus.
"The Satyricon, Complete"
Petronius Arbiter
Quod comperiens Pinefredus adolescens, quasi a graui sompno expergefactus, erexit se: et compagibus neruorum laxatis, et miraculose protensis, sese de longa desidia redarguens, fecit alices, Brachia, crura, pedes, extendendo.
"Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn"
R. W. Chambers

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