Humerus
//ˈhjuːməɹəs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The bone of the upper arm.
"Jojo was fine, however—well, she had a fractured humerus and needed to stay overnight, but it could’ve been a lot worse."
- 2 bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"Jojo was fine, however—well, she had a fractured humerus and needed to stay overnight, but it could’ve been a lot worse."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃émsosder. Latin umerus Late Latin humeruslbor. English humerus Learned borrowing from Late Latin humerus, from umerus. Cognate with Spanish hombro (“shoulder”).
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