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

Arm: Related Topics

• Arm symptoms
• Arm disease
• Arm disorder
• Arm pain

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 ... arm, finger, thumb
• 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, arm, fingers
• 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, arm, fingers
• Thumb sucking ... thumb
• Torn Rotator Cuff ... shoulder
• Tremor ... hands

U

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

W

• Wrist fracture ... wrist

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