/hyooh"meuhr euhs/ or, often, /yooh"-/ , n. , pl. humeri /-meuh ruy'/ . Anat.
1. the long bone in the arm of humans extending from the shoulder to the elbow. See diagrams under shoulder, skeleton .
2. brachium.
3. Zool. a corresponding bone, structure, or region in the forelimbs of other animals or in the wings of birds or insects.
[ 1350-1400; ME h ) umerus shoulder; c. Gk ômos, Goth ams, Skt ámsas ]