Humerus Definition

hyo͝omər-əs
humeri
noun
The bone of the upper arm or forelimb, extending from the shoulder to the elbow.
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Origin of Humerus

  • From Late Latin humerus, from umerus.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin upper arm

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Humerus Sentence Examples

  • The humerus is stout and rather short.

  • The distal end of the humerus ends in a trochlea, with a larger knob for the ulna and a smaller oval knob for the radius.

  • The humerus has a foramen at the lower end.

  • A woman had slipped and fallen, sustaining a suspected fractured humerus and neck injuries.

  • Examples of these conditions are fractures of the distal radius, hand phalanxes, tibial diaphysis, proximal femur and proximal humerus.

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Words Starting With

HHUHUM

Words Ending With

SUSRUS

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humerus

Words Starting With H and Ending With S

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