upper limb
collocation in Englishmeaningsofupperandlimb
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upper
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈʌp.ər/us/ˈʌp.ɚ/
at a higher position or level than something else, or being the top part ...
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limb
noun[C]
uk/lɪm/us/lɪm/
an arm or leg of a person ...
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(Definition ofupperandlimbfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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All patients had evidence of reduced femoral pulses and 11 also hadupperlimbsystolic hypertension (>95th percentile).
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A motor re-education program aimed to improve strength and coordination of theupperlimbof a hemiparetic subject.
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Additional behavioural training (shaping) of the affectedupperlimbfor 6 hours/day on 10 weekdays over 2 weeks.
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Probability of regaining dexterity in the flaccidupperlimb: impact of severity of paresis and time since onset in acute stroke.
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Patients who underwentupperlimbtraining improved their arm function, whereas control patients did not.
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Examination on arrival revealed the femoral pulses to be impalpable, with strongupperlimbpulses.
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This provides a positive prospect in the world ofupperlimbprosthetic fittings.
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The trunks divide into anterior and posterior divisions, which separate the innervation of the ventral and dorsal halves of theupperlimb.
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This volume was sufficient for recording theupperlimbmovements of the expected populations.
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In theupperlimb, hand dexterity and strength may be impaired which will have an impact on many activities.
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There is considerable interest in developing quantitative measures ofupperlimbrecovery after stroke that can be used to augment the existing subjective scales.
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On the saturating background only theupperlimbof the dark-adapted curve was obtained.
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A three degree-of-freedom pneumatic robot has been developed to apply physiotherapy to theupperlimb.
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While prosthesis design continues to evolve, current commercially availableupperlimbprostheses still limit the functionality of users compared to normally limbed individuals.
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It is true that there are occasional reports of ischaemia of theupperlimb.
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Theupperlimbbears a moderately developed posterior spinous process.
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Coping with anupperlimbfracture.
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