Anatomy
humerus Audio
hu·mer·us [ hyoo-mer-uhs or, often, yoo- ]
Subclass of:
Arm Bones
Etymology:
Latin (h)umerus = the shoulder bone; related to Greek omos = the shoulder
Definitions related to bone structure of humerus:
  • (humerus) The bone between the scapulohumeral and humeroulnar joints.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (humerus) Bone in humans and primates extending from the SHOULDER JOINT to the ELBOW JOINT.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (humerus) Long bone, each instance of which that articulates proximally with the scapula atsome shoulder and distally with the radius and ulna at some elbow.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • (humerus) The upper arm bone between the shoulder and elbow.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Humerus, long bone of the upper limb or forelimb of land vertebrates that forms the shoulder joint above, where it articulates with a lateral depression of the shoulder blade (glenoid cavity of scapula), and the elbow joint below, where it articulates with projections of the ulna and the radius. In...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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