humerus

plural irregular

A noun referring to the long bone in the upper arm extending from the shoulder to the elbow.

• 🇵🇹Osso longo do membro superior que se estende do ombro ao cotovelo.

1. Upper arm bone B2 formal medical

   The long bone in the upper arm that extends from the shoulder joint to the elbow joint.

   • The humerus is one of the longest bones in the human body.
   • A fracture of the humerus can take several weeks to heal.
   • The surgeon carefully repaired the damaged humerus.

   🇵🇹Úmero

• humeri plural form
• humeruses plural form
• humeri's possessive plural form
• humeruses' possessive plural form
• humerus's possessive singular form