limbs
Appendages for movement
Limbs are the major appendages that extend from the body—arms and legs in humans, or the analogous parts in other animals used for locomotion, grasping, or manipulation.
The word extends naturally to the large branches of a tree that extend from the trunk.
To go out on a limb is to take a risk or adopt a position without support from others, like venturing onto a tree branch that might not hold your weight.
She went out on a limb to defend her colleague.
Upper body limbs
- legsLocomotion appendages below torso
- thighsUpper leg sections
- forearmsLower arm sections
- shinsFront lower leg bones
calves · ankles · wrists · elbows · knees · shoulders · joints · femur
Ability to travel independently
- ambulationMovement by walking
- gaitLocomotion pattern
- strideExtended single footstep
- crawlMove slowly, low
Made, not natural
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- bionicMechanically augmented human
replacement · socket · stump · rehabilitation · mobility · adaptive · fitting · carbon fiber
Main tree limb
- branchDivision or woody limb
- twigSlender woody shoot
- offshootDerivative outgrowth
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
leaves · bark · canopy · crown · trunk · arboreal · climbing · pruning
arms
Upper body limbs
shins · calves · ankles · wrists · elbows · knees · shoulders · joints · femur · tibia
locomotion
Ability to travel independently
- ambulationMovement by walking
- gaitLocomotion pattern
- strideExtended single footstep
crawl · walk · run · sprint · kick · jump · swim · flail · reach · stretch
artificial
Made, not natural
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
bionic · replacement · socket · stump · rehabilitation · mobility · adaptive · fitting · carbon fiber · residual
bough
Main tree limb
foliage · leaves · bark · canopy · crown · trunk · arboreal · climbing · pruning · grafting
dismemberment
Removal of limbs
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- fractureSplit in hard material
- sprainLigament stretch injury
atrophy · paralysis · numbness · tingling · weakness · injury · severed · broken · twisted · mangled
fingers
Appendages of the hand
digits · phalanges · thumbs · palms · soles · knuckles · nails · tentacles · flippers · fins
- body partsarm, leg, hand, back, chest
- anatomybrain, heart, bones, liver, stomach
- bodyflesh, skin, bones, muscle, bone
- body measurementsheight, weight, waist circumference, head circumference, shoulder width
- foursfour elements, four directions, four corners, four suits, four horsemen
- Figure Paintingfigure study, figure drawing, human form, portrait, portraiture
- out on a limbIn a risky position
- go out on a limbTake a risk
- going out on a limbRisking reputation for belief
- went out on a limbActed despite uncertain outcome
- hind limbsBack pair of legs
- gone out on a limbTaken a risky stance