humerus
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++hu·me·rus /ˈhjuːmərəs/ noun (plural humeri /-raɪ/) [countable] technical HBHthe bone between your shoulder and elbow 肱骨
Examples from the Corpus
humerus• Broken humerus and clavicle, again on the right.• The horizontal axis has the most frequently preserved part of the bone, namely the distal humerus and proximal femur.• Fig. 3.8 shows the percentage abundance of complete bones for the humerus plotted against the femur.• Fig. 3.8 Relative completeness of the humerus and femur compared.• The humerus rotates in its socket and alters the plane of the wing.Origin humerus (1300-1400) Modern Latin Latin, “upper arm, shoulder”hu·me·rus nounChineseSyllable
between and the Corpus your bone elbow shoulder
humerus
hu‧me‧rus /ˈhjuːmərəs/
noun (plural humeri /-raɪ/) [countable] technical
hu‧me‧rus /ˈhjuːmərəs/
noun (plural humeri /-raɪ/) [countable] technical Date: 1300-1400
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: Latin, 'upper arm, shoulder'
the bone between your shoulder and elbow
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: Latin, 'upper arm, shoulder'
