humerus

ˈhjuːmɪrəs

humeri

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Definition of humerus - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

anatomy

TECH.

bone of the upper arm

TECH.

The humerus is crucial for arm movement.

medical

TECH.

corresponding bone in other vertebrates

TECH.

Birds have a humerus adapted for flight.

arm bone

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Origin of humerus

Latin, humerus (upper arm)

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coronoid fossa

medical

depression in the humerus for the ulna's coronoid process

epitrochlea

medical

projection on the outer side of the humerus

epitrochlear

adj.

medical

relating to the epitrochlea of the humerus bone

glenohumeral

adj.

medical

related to the glenoid fossa and humerus

glenohumeral joint

medical

shoulder joint connecting scapula and humerus

glenoid fossa

shoulder joint

the hollow at the end of the scapula for the humerus

humeral

adj.

medical

related to the humerus bone

Examples of humerus in a sentence

His humerus connects the shoulder to the elbow.
The humerus in bats is quite unique.
Fish have a humerus that supports their fins.

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French:humérus, os du bras, ...
German:Oberarmknochen, ...
Italian:omero, ...
Spanish:húmero, ...
Portuguese:úmero, ...
Chinese:肱骨, 上臂骨, ...
Japanese:上腕骨, ヒューメラス, ...
Arabic:عَظم العَضُد, عَضُد, ...
Hebrew:עֶצֶם הַזְּרוֹעַ, עֶצֶם הַזְּרוֹעַ, ...
Russian:плечевая кость, ...
Ukrainian:плечова кістка, ...
Hindi:प्रगंडास्थि, ह्यूमरस, ...
Bengali:বাহুর অস্থি, ...
Catalan:húmer, ...
Czech:pažní kost, kost pažní, ...
Danish:overarmsknoglen, ...
Dutch:opperarmbeen, ...
Greek:βραχιόνιο οστό, βραχίονας, ...
Hungarian:felkarcsont, karcsont, ...
Khmer:ឆ្អឹងដើមដៃខាងលើ, ឆ្អឹងហូមេរ៉ុស, ...
Korean:위팔뼈, 상완뼈, ...
Persian:استخوان بازو, ...
Polish:kość ramienna, ...
Portuguese (BR):úmero, ...
Romanian:humerus, ...
Swedish:överarmsben, ...
Thai:กระดูกต้นแขน, ...
Turkish:humerus, humerus kemiği, ...
Vietnamese:xương cánh tay, xương cánh, ...

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Definition of humerus - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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