humerus

noun

hu·mer·us ˈhyü-mə-rəs How to pronounce humerus (audio)

plural humeri ˈhyü-mə-ˌrī How to pronounce humerus (audio)

-ˌrē

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In this case, the scientists found little things: some vertebrae, a humerus (upper arm bone), and a bunch of teeth.

Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 29 July 2022 And while the humerus and vertebrae almost definitely show animals that had died, the teeth are a different story.

Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 29 July 2022 The humerus the researchers unearthed didn’t have the knobs and ridges found on Tiktaalik that muscles would have been attached to, according to the New York Times.

Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2022 Long bones, such as your humerus, fibula or tibia are bones that enable mobility and carry the body's weight.

Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY, 17 June 2022 The surgery repairs a torn ligament in the elbow — the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL), which connects the humerus to the ulna — with a tendon from elsewhere in the body.

Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2022 In regards to Mayfield’s injuries — also a fractured humerus in the left shoulder suffered in Week 6, along with left heel, right knee and groin problems — Stefanski was not forceful enough to save Mayfield from himself.

Marla Ridenour, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2022 The bullet pierced Marie's shoulder and fractured her humerus bone.

Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2022 Peavy overcame a potentially career-ending injury after tearing the right latissimus dorsi tendon completely off the humerus bone in his pitching arm during a game on July 6, 2010.

Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 25 Jan. 2022 See More

Medical Definition

humerus

noun

hu·mer·us ˈhyüm-(ə-)rəs How to pronounce humerus (audio)

plural humeri ˈhyü-mə-ˌrī How to pronounce humerus (audio)

-ˌrē

: 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

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释义	humerus noun hu·mer·us ˈhyü-mə-rəs plural humeri ˈhyü-mə-ˌrī -ˌrē : the long bone of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder to the elbow Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web In this case, the scientists found little things: some vertebrae, a humerus (upper arm bone), and a bunch of teeth. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 29 July 2022 And while the humerus and vertebrae almost definitely show animals that had died, the teeth are a different story. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 29 July 2022 The humerus the researchers unearthed didn’t have the knobs and ridges found on Tiktaalik that muscles would have been attached to, according to the New York Times. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2022 Long bones, such as your humerus, fibula or tibia are bones that enable mobility and carry the body's weight. Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY, 17 June 2022 The surgery repairs a torn ligament in the elbow — the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL), which connects the humerus to the ulna — with a tendon from elsewhere in the body. Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2022 In regards to Mayfield’s injuries — also a fractured humerus in the left shoulder suffered in Week 6, along with left heel, right knee and groin problems — Stefanski was not forceful enough to save Mayfield from himself. Marla Ridenour, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2022 The bullet pierced Marie's shoulder and fractured her humerus bone. Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2022 Peavy overcame a potentially career-ending injury after tearing the right latissimus dorsi tendon completely off the humerus bone in his pitching arm during a game on July 6, 2010. Mark Inabinett \| Minabinett@al.com, al, 25 Jan. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Latin humerus, umerus upper arm, shoulder; akin to Goth ams shoulder, Greek ōmos First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition humerus noun hu·mer·us ˈhyu̇-mə-rəs plural humeri -ˌrī, -ˌrē : the long bone of the upper arm or forelimb that extends from the shoulder to the elbow Medical Definition humerus noun hu·mer·us ˈhyüm-(ə-)rəs plural humeri ˈhyü-mə-ˌrī -ˌrē : 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
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humerus

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