forearm

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist

   The fall left a long bruise along her right forearm.

Formed from fore- ("front, preceding") + arm. Parallel Germanic compounds occur in Dutch voorarm, Danish forarm, and German Vorderarm. In anatomical use it denotes the portion beyond the elbow toward the hand.

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