Definition of "humerus" []

• The long bone of the arm or forelimb, extending from the shoulder to the elbow. (noun)

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• "The anatomical neck of the humerus presses against the anterior edge of the glenoid, and there is frequently an _indentation fracture of the head of the humerus_ where the two bones come into contact (F.M. Caird)."
• "P. conybeari, based on caudal vertebrae, chevrons and a large and gracile humerus, is a basal titanosauriform, perhaps a brachiosaurid."
• "The humerus is the big bone that runs from the elbow up to the shoulder."