different between humerus vs olecranon

English

Etymology

From Late Latin humerus, from umerus. Cognate with Spanish hombro (“shoulder”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: hyo?o'm?r?s, IPA^(key): /?hju?m???s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?hju?m???s/
• Homophone: humorous

Noun

humerus (plural humeruses or humeri)

1. (anatomy) The bone of the upper arm.

Synonyms

• armbone

Translations

Further reading

• humerus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?hu.me.rus/, [?h?m???s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?u.me.rus/, [?u?m??us]
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?u.me.rus/, [??m???s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?u.me.rus/, [?u?m??us]

Noun

humerus m (genitive humer?); second declension

1. Alternative form of umerus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

References

• humerus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Romanian

Etymology

From French humérus

Noun

humerus n (uncountable)

1. humerus

Declension

English

Etymology

A Greek compound of ????? (?lén?, “elbow”) and ??????? (kraníon, “head”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /o??l?k???n?n/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??l?k??n?n/

Noun

olecranon (plural olecranons or olecrana)

1. (anatomy) The bony process at the top of the ulna forming the point of the elbow.

Synonyms

• (process at top of ulna): elbow bone

Derived terms

• olecranal
• olecranial
• olecranian

Translations

See also

• humerus
• semi-lunar notch
• olecranon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia