humerus

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   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.

2. 2
   noun

   bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃émsosder. Latin umerus Late Latin humeruslbor. English humerus Learned borrowing from Late Latin humerus, from umerus. Cognate with Spanish hombro (“shoulder”).

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