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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hu•mer•al (hyo̅o̅′mər əl or, often, yo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation adj. - Anatomy, Zoologyof or pertaining to the humerus or brachium.
- Anatomy, Zoologyof or pertaining to the shoulder.
- Latin (h)umer(us) humerus + -al1; compare Late Latin (h)umerāle shoulder covering, cape
- 1605–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˈhumeral /ˈhjuːmərəl/ adj - of or relating to the humerus
- of or near the shoulder
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hu•mer•us /ˈhyumərəs/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -mer•i /-məˌraɪ/.USA pronunciation - Anatomythe long upper bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow.
hu•mer•al, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hu•mer•us (hyo̅o̅′mər əs or, often, yo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mer•i (-mə rī′).USA pronunciation [Anat.]- Anatomythe long bone in the arm of humans extending from the shoulder to the elbow. See diagrams under shoulder, skeleton.
- Anatomy, Zoologybrachium.
- [Zool.]a corresponding bone, structure, or region in the forelimbs of other animals or in the wings of birds or insects.
- Latin (h)umerus shoulder; cognate with Greek ômos, Gothic ams, Sanskrit ámsas
- Middle English 1350–1400
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