hu·mer·us (hy  m r-s)n. pl. hu·mer·i (-m -r  ) The long bone of the arm or forelimb, extending from the shoulder to the elbow. [Latin, upper arm.] |   |
humerus [ˈhjuːmərəs]
n pl -meri [-məˌraɪ]
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the bone that extends from the shoulder to the elbow
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the corresponding bone in other vertebrates
[from Latin umerus; related to Gothic ams shoulder, Greek ōmos]
| humerus (hymr-s) Plural humeri (hy mr-) The bone of the upper arm or the upper portion of the foreleg. See more at skeleton. |
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| Noun | 1. |  humerus - bone extending from the shoulder to the elbowdeltoid eminence, deltoid tuberosity - a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb arm bone - a bone in the arm |
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