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COLLUM HUMERI

\kəlˈʌm hjˈuːməɹˌi], \kəlˈʌm hjˈuːməɹˌi], \k_ə_l_ˈʌ_m h_j_ˈuː_m_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\

Definitions of COLLUM HUMERI

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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A circular, depressed portion, which separates the head of the os humeri from its two tuberosities. Some surgeons place the neck below the tuberosities, no precise line of demarcation indicating its extent.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

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