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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.
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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.

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