humerus

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UK/ˈhjuːməɹəs/

noun

The bone of the upper arm.

Similar
armbone
OriginLate Latin humeru ← Latin umerus ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓms →
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Meanings

nounhumerus (plural humeri)

plural humeri

  1. anatomyThe 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

    Synonyms: armbone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe bone of the upper arm.

Similar
armbone

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓms
  2. Latinumerus
  3. Late Latinhumeru
  4. Englishhumerus

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

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Translations

Arabic عَضُد
  • عَضُد (ʕaḍud)bone of the upper arm
Bulgarian раменна кост
  • раменна кост (ramenna kost)bone of the upper arm
Catalan húmer
  • húmerbone of the upper arm
Chinese Mandarin 肱骨
  • 肱骨 (gōnggǔ)bone of the upper arm
Czech kost pažní
  • kost pažníbone of the upper arm
Danish overarmsknogle
  • overarmsknoglebone of the upper arm
Dutch opperarmbeen
  • opperarmbeenbone of the upper arm
Esperanto humero
  • humerobone of the upper arm
Estonian õlaluu
  • õlaluubone of the upper arm
Finnish olkaluu
  • olkaluubone of the upper arm
French humérus
  • humérusbone of the upper arm
German Oberarmknochen
  • Oberarmknochenbone of the upper arm
Greek βραχιόνιο οστό
  • βραχιόνιο οστό (vrachiónio ostó)bone of the upper arm
Hungarian felkarcsont
  • felkarcsontbone of the upper arm
Italian omero
  • omerobone of the upper arm
Japanese 上腕骨
  • 上腕骨 (jōwankotsu)bone of the upper arm
Korean 위팔뼈, 상완골
  • 위팔뼈 (wipalppyeo)bone of the upper arm
  • 상완골 (sang'wan'gol)bone of the upper arm
Latin umerus
  • umerusbone of the upper arm
Māori pūkaka, peke
  • pūkakabone of the upper arm
  • pekebone of the upper arm
Polish kość ramienna
  • kość ramiennabone of the upper arm
Portuguese úmero
  • úmerobone of the upper arm
Russian плечева́я кость
  • плечева́я кость (plečevája kostʹ)bone of the upper arm
Spanish húmero
  • húmerobone of the upper arm
Swedish överarmsben
  • överarmsbenbone of the upper arm
Tagalog kabiyasan, biyas ng kamay
  • kabiyasanbone of the upper arm
  • biyas ng kamaybone of the upper arm
Thai กระดูกต้นแขน
  • กระดูกต้นแขน (grà-dùuk-dtôn-kɛ̌ɛn)bone of the upper arm
Turkish karaca kemiği, kol kemiği
  • karaca kemiğibone of the upper arm
  • kol kemiğibone of the upper arm
  • pazı kemiğibone of the upper arm
Vietnamese xương cánh tay
  • xương cánh taybone of the upper arm

Rhymes & wordplay

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humorous
Cite this entry
APA

humerus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humerus

MLA

“humerus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humerus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “humerus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humerus.

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