Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
armlike | like an arm. |
armpit | the hollow under the arm at the shoulder. |
axilla | (Lat.) an armpit. |
brachial | pertaining or belonging to the arm; (noun) the brachial artery or nerve. |
brachiocephalic | relating to the arms and head. |
brachium | (Lat.) the upper arm; the segment of the fore limb between the shoulder and the elbow. |
crural | of or belonging to the thigh or leg. |
crus | (Lat.) a part of a leg, the shank. |
digit | a finger or toe. |
digitation | a division into fingers or fingerlike processes. |
eponychium | a narrow band of cuticle over the base of a nail. |
finger | one of the digits of the hand; (verb) to touch with the fingers. |
fingertip | the end of the finger. |
foot | the terminal part of the leg on which the body stands and moves (verb) to walk |
footlike | like a foot. |
forefinger | the finger next to the thumb. |
genicular | relating to the knee. |
genu | (Lat.) the knee. |
hand | the end of the forearm (verb) to present with the hand |
handlike | resembling a hand. |
heel | the raised part of a shoe; (verb) to supply with a heel. |
instep | the arch of the foot. |
intercrural | within or pertaining to the area between the legs. |
knee | a joint of the leg; (verb) to strike with the knee. |
kneecap | the patella; (verb) to punish by shooting through the kneecap. |
kneelike | like a knee. |
leg | a limb for walking and standing (verb) to walk briskly |
medius | (Lat.) the middle finger. |
membered | having limbs. |
membral | relating to the limbs rather than the trunk. |
midleg | the middle of the leg. |
nailless | without nails; having no nails. |
pachydactyl | having thick digits. |
pachydactylous | having thick digits. |
palmar | of or relating to the palm of the hand. |
pelma | the sole of the foot. |
pelmatic | of or relating to the sole of the foot. |
perionychium | tissue surrounding a nail. |
pes | the human foot. |
planta | (Lat.) the sole of the foot. |
plantar | of or relating to the planta, the sole of the foot. |
podal | of the feet. |
podalic | of the feet. |
pollex | (Lat.) the thumb, as in phrase pollice verso, with thumb turned down, indicating condemnation, esp to death. |
pollical | of the thumb. |
popliteal | of or relating to the back of the knee. |
poplitic | of or relating to the back of the knee. |
prehallux | an extra first toe, or rudiment of a toe, on the preaxial side of the hallux. |
shin | the forepart of the leg below the knee; (verb) to climb by gripping and pulling alternately with the hands and legs. |
sural | pertaining to the calf of the leg. |
thenal | pertaining to the thenar, the ball of the thumb. |
thigh | a part of the leg. |
thighed | having thighs. |
thumb | the short, thick digit of the human hand (verb) to leaf through with the thumb |
thumbnail | the nail of the thumb; a sketch as small as a thumbnail. |
underarm | the underside of the arm, the armpit. |
uniped | a one-legged or one-footed person. |
vola | (Lat.) the hollow of the hand or foot. |
volar | pertaining to the palm or sole. |
wrist | the junction between the hand and forearm (verb) to sweep the puck alongside the ice before shooting |