Humerus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The long bone of the arm or forelimb, extending from the shoulder to the elbow.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The bone of the upper arm.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The bone of the brachium, or upper part of the arm or fore limb.
  • n. The part of the limb containing the humerus; the brachium.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In anatomy: The bone of the upper arm, extending from the shoulder-joint to the elbow-joint.
  • n. The proscapula of fishes: so called by Cuvier and his followers.
  • n. The mesocoracoid of fishes: so designated by Owen and others.
  • n. The shoulder or upper arm and associated parts.
  • n. In entomology: The femur of the fore leg; the brachium.
  • n. The subcostal or sub-marginal vein of the fore wing of certain hymenopters.
  • n. The front corner of the thoracic region seen from above; the shoulder: this may be the prothorax, as in Coleoptera, or the mesothorax, as in Diptera.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    arm bone   
    Variant
    humeri   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    humorous    numerous   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ulna    clavicle    tuberosity    shoulder blade    carpus    ulnar    sesamoid    femur    patella    oesophagus