humeral
Americanadjective
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Anatomy, Zoology. of or relating to the humerus or brachium.
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of or relating to the shoulder.
adjective
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anatomy of or relating to the humerus
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of or near the shoulder
Other Word Forms
- posthumeral adjective
- subhumeral adjective
Etymology
Origin of humeral
1605–15; < Latin ( h ) umer ( us ) humerus + -al 1; compare Late Latin ( h ) umerāle shoulder covering, cape
Example Sentences
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“With shoulder injuries or humeral stress fractures, those are difficult to save because you have a four-legged animal that you can’t say, ‘Stay in bed until this heals.’”
From Los Angeles Times
“Surgery August 12, 1947. Resection of humeral head.”
From Washington Post
Dr. Gregory Pearl, a vascular surgeon, is to repair the posterior circumflex humeral artery on Thursday in Dallas.
From Seattle Times
The bacteria infected my left arm, and progressed so quickly that the doctors were forced to complete a left shoulder disarticulation, which completely removes the arm from the humeral head, to prevent the bacteria from taking hold in my chest and attacking my vital organs.
From Scientific American
Doctors repaired a blockage of the posterior circumflex humeral artery, and manager Terry Collins says the results were better than expected.
From Washington Times
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