humerus
(hū′mĕ-rŭs)
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(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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Venes, Donald, editor. "Humerus." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747773/all/humerus.
Humerus. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747773/all/humerus. Accessed January 28, 2025.
Humerus. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747773/all/humerus
Humerus [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2025 January 28]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747773/all/humerus.
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