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Humerus

/ˈhjuːməɹəs/

The bone of the upper arm.

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The bone of the upper arm.

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articulatesverb	(ambitransitive) To speak clearly; to enunciate.
brachiumnoun	(anatomy) The upper arm.
funnybonenoun	Alternative form of funny bone. [(idiomatic) The ulnar nerve in the elbow, which, when hit, causes a tingling sensation.]
glenohumeral jointnoun	(anatomy) The shoulder joint, a joint that connects the scapula (shoulder blade) and the humerus (upper arm bone).
huckle bonenoun	The hip bone.
thighbonenoun	(anatomy) The bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee in humans; the femur.
hamatenoun	The hamate bone.
hipbonenoun	(anatomy) Alternative spelling of hip bone. [(anatomy) One of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones, that together form the sides of the pelvis.]
hamate bonenoun	One of the eight bones of the wrist (carpals).
haunch-bonenoun	Alternative form of haunch bone. [(anatomy) The innominate bone.]
heelnoun	(anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
hucklebonenoun	Alternative form of huckle bone. [The hip bone.]
handenoun	Archaic spelling of hand. [The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.]
hamulusnoun	(botany, anatomy) A hook, or hook-like process.
hemicerebrumnoun	(anatomy) A lateral half of the cerebrum.
armholenoun	(fashion) A hole for an arm in a piece of clothing.
herringbonenoun	A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing.
hilusnoun	(anatomy) A hilum.
horseshoenoun	The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.
halluxnoun	(anatomy) A big toe.