Taber's Medical Dictionary
humerus
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(hū′mĕ-rŭs )
(hū′mĕ-rē″)
(hū′mĕ-rī″)
pl. humeri [L. humerus, upper arm, shoulder]
The bone of the upper arm. It articulates with the scapula at the shoulder and with the ulna and radius at the elbow.
HUMERUS
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(hū′mĕ-rŭs )
(hū′mĕ-rē″)
(hū′mĕ-rī″)
pl. humeri [L. humerus, upper arm, shoulder]
The bone of the upper arm. It articulates with the scapula at the shoulder and with the ulna and radius at the elbow.
HUMERUS
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