humerus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhjuːməɹəs/ (General-American)
- hyo͞o'mərəs (UK)
- /ˈhjuːməɹəs/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓmsder. Latin umerus Late Latin humeruslbor. English humerus Learned borrowing from Late Latin humerus, from umerus. Cognate with Spanish hombro (“shoulder”).
Meanings
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The bone of the upper arm.
Jojo was fine, however—well, she had a fractured humerus and needed to stay overnight, but it could’ve been a lot worse.
2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 76:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| humeri | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
Translations (41)
nl opperarmbeen (bone of the upper arm) · vi xương cánh tay (bone of the upper arm) · pt úmero (bone of the upper arm) · mi pūkaka (bone of the upper arm) · eo humero (bone of the upper arm) · kmr hestiyê bazû (bone of the upper arm) · tl kabiyasan (bone of the upper arm) · la umerus (bone of the upper arm) · kix phǖshāng-ù (bone of the upper arm) · gl úmero (bone of the upper arm) · pl kość ramienna (bone of the upper arm) · fi olkaluu (bone of the upper arm) · hu felkarcsont (bone of the upper arm) · ko 상완골 (bone of the upper arm) · bg раменна кост (bone of the upper arm) · el βραχιόνιο οστό (bone of the upper arm) · cs kost pažní (bone of the upper arm) · it omero (bone of the upper arm) · th กระดูกต้นแขน (bone of the upper arm) · ja 上腕骨 (bone of the upper arm) · rsk плєцова косц (bone of the upper arm) · mn атгаал яс (bone of the upper arm) · tr pazı kemiği (bone of the upper arm) · ca húmer (bone of the upper arm) · et õlaluu (bone of the upper arm) · sv överarmsben (bone of the upper arm) · de Oberarmknochen (bone of the upper arm) · fr humérus (bone of the upper arm) · ar عَضُد (bone of the upper arm) · tl biyas ng kamay (bone of the upper arm) · kmr hestiyê baskê (bone of the upper arm) · mn бугалга (bone of the upper arm) · arz عضد (bone of the upper arm) · cmn 肱骨 (bone of the upper arm) · ru плечева́я кость (bone of the upper arm) · es húmero (bone of the upper arm) · da overarmsknogle (bone of the upper arm) · ko 위팔뼈 (bone of the upper arm) · tr karaca kemiği (bone of the upper arm) · mi peke (bone of the upper arm) · tr kol kemiği (bone of the upper arm)