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Webster 1913 Edition
Humerus
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Hu′me-rus
,Noun.
pl.
Humeri
(#)
. [L.]
(Anat.)
(a)
The bone of the brachium, or upper part of the arm or fore limb.
(b)
The part of the limb containing the humerus; the brachium.
Definition 2025
humerus
humerus
See also: humérus
English
Noun
humerus (plural humeri)
Synonyms
Translations
bone of the upper arm
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhu.me.rus/, [ˈhʊ.mɛ.rʊs]
Noun
humerus m (genitive humerī); second declension
- Alternative form of umerus
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | humerus | humerī |
genitive | humerī | humerōrum |
dative | humerō | humerīs |
accusative | humerum | humerōs |
ablative | humerō | humerīs |
vocative | humere | humerī |
References
- HUMERUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)