Definition of "humeral" [hu•mer•al]

• Of, relating to, or located in the region of the humerus or the shoulder. (adjective)
• Relating to or being a body part analogous to the humerus. (adjective)

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• "A key adaptation that helped modern penguins to invade the cold waters of Antarctica within the last 16 million years is the so-called humeral arterial plexus, a network of blood vessels that limits heat loss through the wings."
• "Bones in this bird and its relatives show clear evidence of a heat-conserving structure known as a humeral arterial plexus."
• "Even the part where the paper was going along where my humeral head fits into the glenoid fossa — uh, that's a ball and socket joint."