arm bone
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2.7
- noun
- /ɑrm boʊn/
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- The arm bones of humans, bats, porpoises, and horses are similar by homology, despite later divergence of function.
Leg and arm bones, hip bones, ribs and vertebra.
- Leg and arm bones, hip bones, ribs and vertebra.
Examples
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Reaching back into the box under the table, he hands me a broken radius arm bone about five inches long.
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They also help hold the ball of your upper arm bone firmly in your shoulder socket.
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The answer may lie in her fingers and arm bones.
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OK, so your arm bones are aligned and all that, but what is this thing like to use?
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I do find an aperture in both upper arm bones just above the elbow.
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The results should indicate whether her fingers and arm bones had to adapt to the strain of frequent tree climbing.
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These muscles and tendons connect your upper arm bone with your shoulder blade.
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The archaeologist discovered a complete arm bone from an ancient human skeleton.
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During the surgery, the doctor repaired the fracture in the patient's arm bone to restore mobility.
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In her anatomy class, she learned about the different parts of the arm bone, including the humerus and radius.
Synonyms
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5.5
A long upper arm bone that goes from shoulder to elbow
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5.8
The longer inner bone in the forearm from elbow to wrist opposite the thumb
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4.8
The outer, shorter bone in the forearm on the thumb side
The inner longer bone of the forearm between the elbow and the wrist
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from the constituents: 'arm' (upper limb) + 'bone' (skeletal tissue) yields a bone in the arm. This noun–noun compounding follows a basic, cross-linguistically common composition pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Arm bone is a simple name: arm + bone shows the hard part inside your arm, like the big bone in the upper arm and the two bones in the lower arm. So, it means 'a bone in the arm'.