humerus
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It is believed to be a part of the animal’s humerus bone, according to The Cape Coral Daily Breeze. — Madeline Farber, Fox News, "Florida construction workers unearth prehistoric bone fragment, likely from mammoth," 11 Aug. 2018 Feel the femur or humerus of a Camarasaurus nicknamed Lyle. — Matt Campbell, kansascity, "New Union Station exhibit has life-sized moving dinosaurs and bones you can touch," 29 June 2018 Those ligaments connect the humerus (the long bone in your upper arm between the elbow joint and shoulder) and the ulna (the long, thinner bone in your forearm on the opposite side of your thumb). — Gabriel Baumgaertner, SI.com, "With Violent Elbow Injuries Behind Him, Braves Reliever Dan Winkler Is Pitching Like an All-Star," 4 July 2018 Remember the figure-8 that fastens the tendon to the medial epicondyle, that small bump on your humerus bone? — Gabriel Baumgaertner, SI.com, "With Violent Elbow Injuries Behind Him, Braves Reliever Dan Winkler Is Pitching Like an All-Star," 4 July 2018 In other cases, the ulnar nerve does not stay in its place (the groove between the humerus bone, your upper arm, and ulna bone in the lower arm) and snaps back and forth over the bony bump of the elbow during motion, like a rubber band. — Tj Gibson, azcentral, "Get back in the game: Don’t let Cubital Tunnel Syndrome limit you," 9 May 2018 But it was limited to four measurements of the skull and three of long bones — the tibia, humerus and radius. — Amy Mcrary, USA TODAY, "‘I think we found her’: Researcher says bones from Pacific island likely belong to Amelia Earhart," 8 Mar. 2018 The owl's humerus was still viable, the nerves were still intact and the circulation good, Convy said. — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, "Who wins: truck versus owl, and the owl survives," 8 May 2018 The rhino skeleton had cut marks on 13 of its bones and both of its humerus bones were cracked open, giving feasting hunters access to its marrow. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "700,000-Year-Old Butchered Rhino Pushes Back Ancient Human Arrival in the Philippines," 4 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'humerus.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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