humerus
pronunciation
How to pronounce humerus in British English:
UK [ˈhju:mərəs]
How to pronounce humerus in American English:
US [ˈhjumərəs]
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- Noun:
- bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow
Word Origin
- humerus (n.)
- 1706, "bone of the upper arm," originally (14c.) "shoulder," a misspelled borrowing of Latin umerus "shoulder," from PIE *om(e)so- (cognates: Sanskrit amsah, Greek omos, Old Norse ass, Gothic ams "shoulder").
Example
- 1. Radial nerve injury following internal fixation of the humerus .
- 2. Conclusion intramedullary interlocking nail was suitable for the treatment of humerus shaft fracture .
- 3. Conclusion : sinks into the harm that hurt is a kind of high energy , usually causing easily the humerus top end fracture , and the easy lapse examines a patient . Adopt the right the method of internal fixaction to rises to the hip joint function instauration decisive function .
- 4. The funny bone is not humerus .
- 5. Relating to or being a body part analogous to the humerus .