Humeral

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  • adjective. Of, relating to, or located in the region of the humerus or the shoulder.
  • adjective. Relating to or being a body part analogous to the humerus.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The clavicle; a large bone of the shoulder-girdle of fishes.
  • Of or pertaining to the humerus.
  • Of or pertaining to the upper arm or the shoulder.
  • In entomology, pertaining to, or situated on or near, a humerus or anterior corner of the thorax or wing-cover.
  • The exterior angle of a beetle's elytrum, adjoining the pronotum.
  • A bend in the anterior margin of the wing, near the base, found in certain insects.
  • noun. Same as amice, 2.
  • noun. The second joint, counting from the base, of the pedipalp of a spider. It is generally long and rather slender.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the humerus, or upper part of the arm; brachial.
  • adjective. a long, narrow veil or scarf of the same material as the vestments, worn round the shoulders by the officiating priest or his attendant at Mass, and used to protect the sacred vessels from contact with the hands.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of, pertaining to, or near the humerus or shoulder
  • Word Usage
    "A key adaptation that helped modern penguins to invade the cold waters of Antarctica within the last 16 million years is the so-called humeral arterial plexus, a network of blood vessels that limits heat loss through the wings."
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    brachial