humerus

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hu·mer·us | \ ˈhyü-mə-rəs

plural humeri\ ˈhyü-mə-ˌrī

, -ˌrē \

Definition of humerus

: the long bone of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder to the elbow

Examples of humerus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The equipment had yanked him all the way up to his right shoulder, tearing through his bicep, piercing his forearm, snapping his humerus bone. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2021 Jablonski was there, too, watching as Watkins struggled to get the segments of Nora’s humerus to line up. — The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2021 The ones of the bones punctured by bullets—her rib, her pelvis, her humerus—did not move me as much as those of her skull. — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 27 Jan. 2021 The bones were brought into alignment, and Watkins put a big clamp on the humerus to hold it in place. — The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2021 The ones of the bones punctured by bullets—her rib, her pelvis, her humerus—did not move me as much as those of her skull. — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 27 Jan. 2021 In January of 2019, Nora’s keepers in Utah discovered that Nora had broken her humerus, a large, weight-bearing bone in her front leg. — oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2021 The ones of the bones punctured by bullets—her rib, her pelvis, her humerus—did not move me as much as those of her skull. — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 27 Jan. 2021 The ones of the bones punctured by bullets—her rib, her pelvis, her humerus—did not move me as much as those of her skull. — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 27 Jan. 2021

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humerus

noun

English Language Learners Definition of humerus

medical : the long bone of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow

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humerus

noun

hu·mer·us | \ ˈhyu̇-mə-rəs

plural humeri\ -ˌrī , -ˌrē \

Kids Definition of humerus

: the long bone of the upper arm or forelimb that extends from the shoulder to the elbow

humerus

noun

hu·mer·us | \ ˈhyüm-(ə-)rəs

plural humeri\ ˈhyü-mə-ˌrī

, -ˌrē

Medical Definition of humerus

: the longest bone of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder to the elbow, articulating above by a rounded head with the glenoid cavity, having below a broad articular surface divided by a ridge into a medial pulley-shaped portion and a lateral rounded eminence that articulate with the ulna and radius respectively, and providing various processes and modified surfaces for the attachment of muscles