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humerus: see arm arm, upper limb in humans. Three long bones form the framework of the arm: the humerus of the upper arm, and the radius (outer bone) and ulna (inner bone) of the forearm. ..... Click the link for more information. . humerus 1. the bone that extends from the shoulder to the elbow 2. the corresponding bone in other vertebrates humerus [′hyüm·ə·rəs] (anatomy) The proximal bone of the forelimb in vertebrates; the bone of the upper arm in humans, articulating with the glenoid fossa and the radius and ulna. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| also Petrarch, Bucolicum carmen 3,15 ('Ardentesque comas humeris disperserat aura") and Canzoniere 90,1-4 ("Erano i capei d'oro a l'aura sparsi / che'n mille dolci nodi gli avolgea") as well as 127,83; 143,9 and 159,6 (the texts quoted here are taken from Morros' erudite note on the literary precedents of the Garcilasian verses: in Garcilaso de la Vega, 402, n. |
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