humerus
/ˈhjuːməɹəs/US/ˈhjuːməɹəs/
humerus noun: the bone of the upper arm.
Noun
humerus (plural humeri)
humerus meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Tagalog
humerus in Tamil
- முன் மேல் கால் எலும்பு, புயவென்பு, புயஎலும்பு, புயவெலும்பு, மேற்க எலும்பு, யூமரம்
humerus in Telugu
- humerus
- భుజాస్థి bhujāsthi
humerus in Kannada
- ಹೆಗಲಮೂಳೆ, ಭುಜಾಸ್ಥಿ
humerus in Tagalog
- bone of the upper arm
- kabiyasan, biyas ng kamay
More languagesFewer languages
- humerus in Arabic
- عَضُد ʕaḍud
- humerus in Thai
- กระดูกต้นแขน grà-dùuk-dtôn-kɛ̌ɛn
- humerus in Vietnamese
- xương cánh tay
Synonyms of humerus
Forms of humerus
| plural | humeri |
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Origin of humerus
Learned borrowing from Late Latin humerus, from umerus. Cognate with Spanish hombro (“shoulder”).
Questions about humerus
- What does humerus mean?
- Humerus means the bone of the upper arm.
- What is humerus in Tamil?
- Humerus in Tamil is முன் மேல் கால் எலும்பு, புயவென்பு, புயஎலும்பு. See Humerus meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is humerus?
- Humerus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce humerus?
- Humerus is pronounced /ˈhjuːməɹəs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of humerus?
- The plural of humerus is humeri.
Words near humerus in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: humerus (page history and authors); humerus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); భుజాస్థి (Telugu) (page history and authors); humerus (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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