humerus

Etymology

From Late Latin humerus, from umerus. Cognate with Spanish hombro (“shoulder”).

noun

  1. (anatomy) The bone of the upper arm.
    Jojo was fine, however—well, she had a fractured humerus and needed to stay overnight, but it could’ve been a lot worse. 2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 76

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