Brachium

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brachium \Brach"i*um\, n.; pl. {Bracchia}. [L. brachium or
     bracchium, arm.] (Anat.)
     The upper arm; the segment of the fore limb between the
     shoulder and the elbow.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  brachium
       n : (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal
       [also: {brachia} (pl)]