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humeral /ˈhjuːm(ə)r(ə)l /adjective [attributive]1Relating to the humerus: a humeral fracture...- The examiner must check for associated injuries, including proximal humeral fractures, avulsion of the rotator cuff, and injuries to the adjacent neurovascular structures.
- The treatment of stable proximal humeral fractures (those displaced less than 1 cm) consists of a shoulder immobilizer to prevent external rotation and abduction.
- They surmised that the bone formation was caused by repetitive mechanical stress to the proximal humeral epiphysis during growth.
2(In Catholic use) denoting a plain vestment worn around the shoulders when administering the sacrament. Origin Late 16th century: from French, or from late Latin humeralis, from Latin humerus (see humerus). Rhymes numeral |