Is Forearm a Real Word?

The term forearm is used in anatomy to distinguish it from the arm, a word which is most often used to describe the entire appendage of the upper limb, but in anatomy, technically, it means only the region of the upper arm, whereas the lower "arm" is called the forearm.

Is there a word forearm?

Anatomy. the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist. the corresponding part of the foreleg between the elbow and the knee in certain quadrupeds. ...

What is the proper term for forearm?

[for´ahrm] the part of the upper limb between the elbow and wrist; called also antebrachium.

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