humerus

Noun

Meaning

The bone of the brachium, or upper part of the arm or fore limb.

The part of the limb containing the humerus; the brachium.

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Maybe I'm just getting old, but I remember when your average NFL player would come to the sideline, spit out three bicuspids, Scotch-tape his humerus together and get back out there. Rick Reilly

An avulsion injury left a divot on the humerus of Sue the T. rex, apparently located at the origin of the deltoid or teres major muscles. Source: Internet

All of those movements are made possible by the soft tissue that attaches to the scapula, and is linked up to the ribcage, humerus, and clavicle to make up the entire shoulder girdle. Source: Internet

After we get our body into a better position, we want to reestablish the timing of the muscles and force the rotator cuff to do its primary job of stabilizing the humerus in the joint. Source: Internet

Huxley by Wirgman a drawing in pencil, 1882 The lobed-finned fish (such as coelacanths and lung fish ) have paired appendages whose internal skeleton is attached to the shoulder or pelvis by a single bone, the humerus or femur. Source: Internet

The shoulder is composed of the clavicle (collarbone), the humerus (arm bone) and the scapula (shoulder blade). Source: Internet

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