upper arm

noun

1. the part of the arm between the shoulder and the elbow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of upper arm¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Before he knew it, a nurse wearing a face shield, a mask and gloves was applying a bandage to his upper arm.

From Washington Post

When the vaccine goes into the muscle cells of the upper arm, the molecular instructions it contains tell your cells to create a protein that looks like the spike protein found on the surface of the coronavirus.

From Washington Post

The glucose sensor, for example, consists of a small disc worn on the upper arm, with a thin filament implanted just under the rider’s skin.

From Washington Post

Beneath this is a layer of Alpha that covers your entire torso, your shoulders, and the outer side of your upper arms but doesn’t cover your armpits, your inner upper arms, or your forearms.

From Outside Online

Medics pressed it against each soldier’s bare upper arm and pulled the trigger.

From Washington Post

Your triceps muscle, stationed on the underside of your upper arm, shortened.

From The Daily Beast

She crouched further down, looking up at him and then burying her face against his upper arm, crying.

From The Daily Beast

She had gotten his likeness tattooed on her upper arm, and she raised her sleeve to show it to a reporter.

From The Daily Beast

A section of cane had penetrated the upper arm near the shoulder, making a 297 nasty wound.

From Project Gutenberg

It had very short sleeves, covering hardly half of the upper arm, as shown in Fig. 83.

From Project Gutenberg

The upper arm has been carried beyond the body of the sign, whether by intention is not apparent.

From Project Gutenberg

First I thought I'd take me hatchet and cut it down, for it ain't thicker than me upper arm.

From Project Gutenberg

A typical pair of opposed muscles are the biceps and triceps of the upper arm.

From Project Gutenberg

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