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Humerus   /hjˈumərəs/   Listen
Humerus

noun
(pl. humeri)
1.
Bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow.





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"Humerus" Quotes from Famous Books



... varies but slightly, the clavicle being long, strong and curved; and the scapula large, oval and triangular, with a long curved coracoid process. The humerus, though long, is scarcely two-thirds the length of the radius; and the rudimentary ulna is welded with the radius. A sesamoid bone exists in the tendon of the triceps muscle. The upper row of the carpus consists of the united scaphoid, lunar and ...
— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 - "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" • Various


Words linked to "Humerus" :   deltoid eminence, arm, deltoid tuberosity, arm bone


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