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Word of the Day - Humerus
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humerus
Pronunciation: /ˈhjuːm(ə)rəs/
noun (plural humeri /ˈhjuːm(ə)rʌɪ/)
1 Anatomy: The bone of the upper arm or forelimb, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow.
1.1 Entomology: The structure forming the front basal corner of an insect’s wing or wing case.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Latin, 'shoulder'.
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Sometimes more is just more. You choose.
"Hank warmed up his arm to pitch."
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"Hank limbered up the musculature attached to his humerus, preparing to throw pitch after pitch against the opposition. His radius and ulna's voluntary muscles got a little attention, as did the tendons leading to his metacarpals and phalanges."
