humerus

[ hyoo-mer-uh s or, often, yoo- ]

/ ˈhyu mər əs or, often, ˈyu- /

the long bone in the arm of humans extending from the shoulder to the elbow.

brachium.

Zoology. a corresponding bone, structure, or region in the forelimbs of other animals or in the wings of birds or insects.

Origin of humerus

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ( h)umerus shoulder; cognate with Greek ômos, Gothic ams, Sanskrit ámsas

humerus humorous

The distance between the heads of the two humeri is practically the same as the distance between the femora.

Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting |William T. Hornaday
The relics discovered consist of the brain cap, two femori, two humeri, and other fragments.

Man And His Ancestor |Charles Morris
The humeri are also bones with strong muscular crests, and the ulnæ are smooth and long.

Notes on the Fenland |T. McKenny Huges
In thirteen others, the humeri only were hollow, and among these were several Birds of short flight.

Eccentricities of the Animal Creation. |John Timbs

Messrs. Newton and Gadow describe this species from four metatarsi, three tibiae, and two humeri.

Extinct Birds |Walter Rothschild

humerus

/ (ˈhjuːmərəs) /

the bone that extends from the shoulder to the elbow

the corresponding bone in other vertebrates

C17: from Latin umerus; related to Gothic ams shoulder, Greek ōmos

humerus

[ hyōō′mər-əs ]

The long bone of the arm or forelimb, extending from the shoulder to the elbow.

humerus

[ hyōō′mər-əs ]

The bone of the upper arm or the upper portion of the foreleg. See more at skeleton.