What does humerus mean?

Definitions for humerus
ˈhyu mər əs; often ˈyu-; -məˌraɪhumerus

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. humerusnoun

    bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow

Wiktionary

  1. humerusnoun

    The bone of the upper arm.

  2. Etymology: From humerus, from umerus.

Wikipedia

  1. Humerus

    The humerus (, plural: humeri) is a long bone in the arm that runs from the shoulder to the elbow. It connects the scapula and the two bones of the lower arm, the radius and ulna, and consists of three sections. The humeral upper extremity consists of a rounded head, a narrow neck, and two short processes (tubercles, sometimes called tuberosities). The body is cylindrical in its upper portion, and more prismatic below. The lower extremity consists of 2 epicondyles, 2 processes (trochlea & capitulum), and 3 fossae (radial fossa, coronoid fossa, and olecranon fossa). As well as its true anatomical neck, the constriction below the greater and lesser tubercles of the humerus is referred to as its surgical neck due to its tendency to fracture, thus often becoming the focus of surgeons.

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  1. humerus

    The humerus is the long bone in the upper arm or forelimb that runs from the shoulder to the elbow. It connects the scapula and the lower arm bones, playing a vital role in movement and functioning of the arm.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Humerusnoun

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

  2. Humerusnoun

    the part of the limb containing the humerus; the brachium

  3. Etymology: [L.]

Wikidata

  1. Humerus

    The humerus is a long bone in the arm or forelimb that runs from the shoulder to the elbow. Anatomically, in modern humans, it connects the scapula and the lower arm, and consists of three sections. The upper extremity consists of a rounded head, a narrow neck, and two short processes Its body is cylindrical in its upper portion, and more prismatic below. The lower extremity consists of 2 epicondyles, 2 processes, and 3 fossae. As well as its true anatomical neck, the constriction below the greater and lesser tubercles of the humerus is referred to as its surgical neck due to its tendency to commonly get fractured, thus often becoming the focus of surgeons.

Editors Contribution

  1. humerus

    A type of bone in the body of a human being.

    The humerus bone is located around the shoulder area in the body of a human being.


    Submitted by MaryC on September 11, 2020  

Entomology

  1. Humerus

    the shoulder: in Coleopteran; the basal exterior angle of elytra: in Diptera, the anterior superior angles of the mesothorax: in Orthoptera, the femur of the fore-leg: in Hymenoptera, applied to the sub-costal vein in some groups.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of humerus in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of humerus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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    What has to happen is the tendon has to be reattached to the bone, typically we use non-absorbable or absorbable suture anchors into the humerus bone, and [that] ties the tendon back to the bone, but that won’t hold forever, it has to have a biologic process and undergo a strengthening period.

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