humerus

[ hyoo-mer-uhsor, often, yoo- ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural hu·mer·i [hyoo, -m, uh, -rahy, yoo, -].

1. the long bone in the arm of humans extending from the shoulder to the elbow.
2. brachium.
3. Zoology. a corresponding bone, structure, or region in the forelimbs of other animals or in the wings of birds or insects.

humerus

/ ˈhjuːmərəs /

noun

1. the bone that extends from the shoulder to the elbow
2. the corresponding bone in other vertebrates

humerus

/ hyo̅o̅′mər-əs /

, Plural humeri hyo̅o̅′mər-ī′

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of humerus¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ( h ) umerus shoulder; cognate with Greek ômos, Gothic ams, Sanskrit ámsas

Word History and Origins

Origin of humerus¹

C17: from Latin umerus; related to Gothic ams shoulder, Greek ōmos

Example Sentences

The humerus bones were stronger in hatchlings than in many adults.

From Science News For Students

The hatchlings’ humerus bones were surprisingly stronger than those of many of the adults, the team found.

From Science News

In particular, they zeroed in on one wing bone, the humerus.

From Science News

The distal aspect of her left humerus was sticking out of the front of her arm.

From The Daily Beast

Far more likely is every twisted ankle in Dubuque and every fractured humerus in Dallas ending up on the Internet.

From The Daily Beast

He slowly improved with the exception of a pain in the left humerus, anteriorily, and in the upper part of the middle third.

From Project Gutenberg

The shaft of the humerus is always stouter than that of the femur, though different genera differ in this respect.

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Fourthly, the prolongation of the coracoid bone beyond the articulation for the humerus, as in a Bird.

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The metacarpal bones are much longer than the bones of the fore-arm, and about twice the length of the humerus.

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The ball must therefore be very near the plate and behind the head of the humerus.

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