humerus

hu·mer·us  (hymr-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

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humerus [hew-mer-uss, -mer-rye]

Noun

pl -meri the bone from the shoulder to the elbow [Latin umerus]

humeral adj

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humerus  (hymr-s)

Plural humeri (hymr-)

The bone of the upper arm or the upper portion of the foreleg. See more at skeleton.

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Noun

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humerus - bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow deltoid 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