Biol. [L. bra(c)chium, the arm, spec. the fore-arm.] In Mammalia, the upper arm from the shoulder to the elbow.
1731. In Bailey, Vol. II.
1847. Craig (in the modern use).
1877. Huxley & Martin, Practical Biol., 160. Each fore limb is divided into brachium, antebrachium, and manus, which correspond with the arm, fore-arm, and hand in man.