arm bone

/ɑrm boʊn/
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Other forms: arm bones

Definitions of arm bone
  1. noun
    a bone in the arm
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    types:
    humerus
    bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow
    radius
    the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm
    elbow bone, ulna
    the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
    type of:
    long bone, os longum
    in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow
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