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Arm

Descriptions of Arm

Arm: a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
Source: WordNet 2.1

Arm : part of the upper extremity between the shoulder and wrist; includes forearm and upper arm.
Source: CRISP

Arm : The superior part of the upper extremity between the SHOULDER and the ELBOW.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Summary Information: Arm

Arm: The upper body limbs including upper arm, forearm and hands.

Condition count: 64 ; see list below.

Organ subtypes: wrist (5), elbow (12), hand (32), fingers (17), thumb (4), shoulder (18)

Number: 2

Main condition: Arm conditions

Organs: list of all organs

Diseases List for Arm:

The following list of medical conditions have 'Arm' or similar listed as an affected body part in our database:

A

  • Amputated arm ... arm
  • Amputated finger ... finger
  • Amputated thumb ... finger, thumb
  • Amputation ... finger, thumb, arm
  • Arm conditions ... arm
  • Arm fracture ... arm
  • Arthritis ... fingers

    B

  • Bedsores ... shoulders, elbows
  • Brachial Plexus Injury ... shoulder
  • Broken Collarbone ... shoulder
  • Broken elbow ... elbow
  • Broken finger ... finger
  • Broken hand ... hand
  • Broken shoulder blade ... shoulder

    C

  • Callus ... hands
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... wrist, hand
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder ... hands
  • Chilblain ... fingers
  • Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy ... arms, fingers
  • Contact dermatitis ... hand

    D

  • Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy ... hands
  • Dislocated elbow ... elbow
  • Dislocation ... elbow, shoulder
  • Dupuytren's contracture ... hand

    E

  • Elbow conditions ... elbow
  • Elbow injury ... elbow
  • Epicondylitis ... elbow
  • Erythromelalgia ... fingers
  • Ewing's sarcoma ... arms

    F

  • Finger clubbing ... finger
  • Frostbite ... fingers
  • Frozen Shoulder ... shoulder

    G

  • Ganglion cyst ... wrist, hand
  • Golfer's elbow ... elbow
  • Gout ... wrist

    H

  • Hand conditions ... hand
  • Hand fracture ... hand
  • Hand injury ... hand

    I

  • Impingement syndrome ... shoulder
  • Ingrown nails ... fingers

    O

  • Osteoarthritis ... thumbs, hands, fingers
  • Osteosarcoma ... arm

    P

  • Periodic limb movements in sleep ... arms
  • Peripheral neuropathy ... hands
  • Peripheral vascular disease ... arms

    R

  • Raynaud's phenomenon ... hands, fingers
  • Repetitive Strain Injury ... elbow, hand, fingers, arm
  • Rheumatoid arthritis ... wrist, hand, shoulder

    S

  • Sclerodactyly ... fingers
  • Shoulder arthritis ... shoulder
  • Shoulder bursitis ... shoulder
  • Shoulder conditions ... shoulder
  • Shoulder dislocation ... shoulder
  • Shoulder Fracture ... shoulder
  • Shoulder injury ... shoulder
  • Shoulder separation ... shoulder
  • Shoulder tendinitis ... shoulder

    T

  • Tennis elbow ... elbow
  • Thoracic outlet syndrome ... elbow, hand, fingers, arm
  • Thumb sucking ... thumb
  • Torn Rotator Cuff ... shoulder
  • Tremor ... hands

    U

  • Ulnar nerve injury ... elbow, hand, fingers, arm

    W

  • Wrist fracture ... wrist
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