Lower Members

Thematic Vocabulary Unit N° 235 v.0.2

      Main Definition

1. leg |n| each of the limbs on which a person walks and stands.
2. appendage / extremity / member |n| a part such an arm or leg that is joined to the trunk of a body.
3. limb |n| member or extremity; one of the paired appendages of the body used in locomotion or grasping; in humans, an arm or leg with all its parts.

         Upper Leg

1. buttock |n| either of the two round fleshy parts of the human body that form the bottom.
2. thigh |n| the part of the human leg between the hip and the knee.
3. knee |n| the joint between the thigh and the lower leg.

      Lower Leg

1. shin |n| the front of the leg below the knee.
2. calf |n| |pl calves| the fleshy part at the back of a person's leg below the knee.
3. ankle 1 |n| the joint connecting the foot with the leg.
4. ankle 2 |n| the narrow part of the leg between the ankle joint and the calf.

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