cubitus
Americannoun
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cubiti
plural
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a longitudinal vein in the rear portion of the wing of an insect.
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Anatomy.
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the forearm.
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Now Rare. the ulna.
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Etymology
Origin of cubitus
1820–30; < New Latin, Latin, variant of cubitum cubit
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Election Lexicon assumes most readers would rather their surgeons knew their gluteal adipose from their cubitus.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2017
Similarly, Mgn00541 corresponds to a described, but unannotated 2.0 kb transcript overlapping the regulatory mutant allele ci57 of cubitus interruptus33.
From Nature ● Mar. 15, 2014
Ulnar: in Homoptera, a wing vein between the radial vein and claval suture; = cubitus: in Orthoptera, = cubitus; q.v.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Carpus: the pterostigma of Odonata: the extremity of the radius and cubitus of the primaries: that point in the wings at which they are tratsversely folded.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Triangle: in Odonata: a small, triangular cell at the junction of cubitus with cubitus 1: a similar cell adjoining it basally is the internal triangle discoidal triangle: cardinal cell; q.v.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
There was rigidity of the biceps cubiti and slight wasting in the radial extensors.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins
Partridge mentions an instance, in a strong and healthy man, of rupture of the tendon of the left triceps cubiti, caused by a fall on the pavement.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
Very much surprised, I reached out my arm for her inspection, and she clasped her long thin fingers around my biceps flexor cubiti.
From A Bicycle of Cathay by Orson Lowell
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