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humerusenUK
humeruslong bone of the upper arm: She broke her humerus.
Not to be confused with:humorous – marked by humor; funny, witty: She always says something humorous.hu·mer·us H0321300 (hyo͞o′mər-əs)n. pl. hu·mer·i (-mə-rī′) The long bone of the arm or forelimb, extending from the shoulder to the elbow.
[Latin, upper arm.]humerus (ˈhjuːmərəs) n, pl -meri (-məˌraɪ) 1. (Anatomy) the bone that extends from the shoulder to the elbow2. (Zoology) the corresponding bone in other vertebrates[C17: from Latin umerus; related to Gothic ams shoulder, Greek ōmos]hu•mer•us (ˈhyu mər əs; often ˈyu-)
n., pl. -mer•i (-məˌraɪ) 1. the long upper bone of the vertebrate arm or forelimb, extending from the shoulder to the elbow. 2. brachium (def. 1). [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin (h)umerus shoulder; c. Greek ômos, Gothic ams, Skt ámsas] hu·mer·us (hyo͞o′mər-əs) The bone of the upper arm or the upper portion of the foreleg. See more at skeleton.humerusThe upper arm bone.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  humerus - bone extending from the shoulder to the elbowdeltoid eminence, deltoid tuberosity - a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attachesarm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limbarm bone - a bone in the arm |
TranslationsOberarmknochenhúmeroomeroSee humerus
humerusenUK
humerus: see armarm,
upper limb in humans. Three long bones form the framework of the arm: the humerus of the upper arm, and the radius (outer bone) and ulna (inner bone) of the forearm.
..... Click the link for more information. .humerus[′hyüm·ə·rəs] (anatomy) The proximal bone of the forelimb in vertebrates; the bone of the upper arm in humans, articulating with the glenoid fossa and the radius and ulna. humerus1. the bone that extends from the shoulder to the elbow 2. the corresponding bone in other vertebrates humerusenUK
humerus [hu´mer-us] (pl. hu´meri) (L.) the bone of the upper arm, extending from shoulder to elbow, consisting of a shaft and two enlarged extremities. The proximal end has a smooth round head that articulates with the scapula" >scapula to form the shoulder joint. Just below the head are two rounded processes called the greater and lesser tubercles; the area just below the tubercles is called the “surgical neck,” because of its liability to fracture. The distal end of the humerus has two articulating surfaces: the trochlea" >trochlea, which articulates with the ulna" >ulna, and the capitulum" >capitulum, which articulates with the radius" >radius at the elbow. and see Appendices. Humerus. From Applegate, 2000.hu·mer·us, gen. and pl. hu·mer·i (hyū'mĕr-ŭs, -ī), [TA] The bone of the arm, articulating with the scapula above and the radius and ulna below. Synonym(s): arm bone [L. shoulder] humerus (hyo͞o′mər-əs)n. pl. hu·meri (-mə-rī′) The long bone of the arm or forelimb, extending from the shoulder to the elbow.hu·mer·us (hyū'mĕr-ŭs) [TA] The bone of the arm, articulating with the scapula above and the radius and ulna below. [L. shoulder]humerus (hu'mer-us) [L. humerus, upper arm, shoulder]  HUMERUSThe bone of the upper arm; it articulates with the scapula at the shoulder and with the ulna and radius at the elbow. See: illustrationanatomical neck of humerusThe constricted segment of the humerus between the head and the greater tubercle.fracture of humerus See: fracture.humerus The long upper arm bone that articulates at its upper end with a shallow cup in a side process of the shoulder blade (scapula) and, at its lower end with the RADIUS and ULNA bones of the lower arm.humerus the bone of the vertebrate forelimb (or arm) nearest to the body, to which it is attached at the shoulder. It is attached distally to the RADIUS and ULNA at the elbow.HumerusThe bone of the upper arm.Mentioned in: OsteomyelitisFinancialSeeARMhumerusenUK
Related to humerus: femurWords related to humerusnoun bone extending from the shoulder to the elbowRelated Words- deltoid eminence
- deltoid tuberosity
- arm
- arm bone
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