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| | Limb - definition of Limb in Encyclopedia |
 | | Other animals can use their hind limbs for manipulation as well. | | | In the human body, the upper and lower limbs are commonly called the arms and the legs. | | | A limb (from the Old English lim) is a jointed appendage of the human or animal body; a large or main branch of a tree; a representative, branch or member of a group or organization. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Limb
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| | artificial limb - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about artificial limb |
| | Device to replace a limb that has been removed by surgery or lost through injury, or one that is malformed because of genetic defects. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | An early example, exhibited in the Royal College of Surgeons in London, is said to have been made around 300 |
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http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Artificial+limb
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| | limb - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
| | if you go out on a limb, you state an opinion or you do something which is very different to most other people. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | Usage notes: used when talking about situations in which someone could die or be injured, as in the examples |
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http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/limb
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| | artificial limb - Columbia Encyclopedia article about artificial limb |
| | An artificial limb, called a prosthesis, must be light and flexible to permit easy movement, but must also be sufficiently sturdy to support the weight of the body or to manipulate objects. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | The materials used in artificial limbs include willow wood, laminated fibers and plastics, various metallic alloys, and carbon-fiber composites. |
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http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/Artificial+limb
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