olecranon process of ulna
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olecranon process — noun process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended • Syn: ↑olecranon • Hypernyms: ↑process, ↑outgrowth, ↑appendage • Part Holonyms: ↑ulna, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
olecranon process — the large process of the ulna that projects behind the elbow joint … Medical dictionary
olecranon process — the large process of the ulna that projects behind the elbow joint … The new mediacal dictionary
anconeal process of ulna — olecranon … Medical dictionary
Olecranon — Of or pertaining to the bony tip of the elbow. The olecranon is, in fact, the near end of the ulna, the bone in the forearm, that forms the pointed portion of the elbow. The triceps muscle tendon of the back of the arm attaches to the olecranon.… … Medical dictionary
Ulna — Infobox Bone Name = Ulna Latin = GraySubject = 52 GrayPage = 214 Caption = Upper extremity Caption2 = Ulna is #2 Articulations = MeshName = Ulna MeshNumber = A02.835.232.087.090.850 DorlandsPre = u 01 DorlandsSuf = 12835497 The ulna (elbow bone)… … Wikipedia
ulna — ulnar, adj. /ul neuh/, n., pl. ulnae / nee/, ulnas. 1. Anat. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb. Cf. radius (def. 7). See diag. under skeleton. 2. a corresponding bone in the forelimb of other vertebrates. [1835 45; < L:… … Universalium
ulna — The medial and larger of the two bones of the forearm. SYN: cubitus (2) [TA]. [L. elbow, arm, fr. G. olene] * * * ul·na əl nə n, pl ul·nae nē or ul·nas the bone on the little finger side of the human forearm that forms with the humerus the elbow… … Medical dictionary
ulna — n. the inner and longer bone of the forearm. It articulates with the humerus and radius above and with the radius and indirectly with the wrist bones below. At its upper end is the olecranon process and coronoid process; at the lower end is a… … The new mediacal dictionary
Olecranon — O*lec ra*non, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? elbow + krani on the head.] (Anat.) The large process at the proximal end of the ulna which projects behind the articulation with the humerus and forms the bony prominence of the elbow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
