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upper arm
noun
- the part of the arm between the shoulder and the elbow.
Word History and Origins
Origin of upper arm1
Example Sentences
He has several tattoos: “ANGEL” on his right forearm; “ROSMARY” on his right upper arm; a dragon on his right arm; and the numbers “527” on his left thumb, according to Dignity Health.
New Zealand's commerce minister Andrew Bayly has resigned as a government minister after he "placed a hand" on a staff member's upper arm last week, in what he described as "overbearing" behaviour.
"Last week I had an animated discussion with a staff member about work. I took the discussion too far, and I placed a hand on their upper arm, which was inappropriate."
"It's physically hard work," she said, adding it seems ironic that a 'spacewalk' is mostly achieved through upper arm work.
Both are given as weekly injections via pre-filled pens self-administered into the upper arm, thigh or stomach.
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