cubitus
Americannoun
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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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Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
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
Anal furrow: in wings, lies between the cubitus and 1st anal vein.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Secondary displacement is liable to occur, however, during the process of union, producing alterations in the “carrying angle” of the limb—cubitus varus or cubitus valgus.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
Cubitus varus is the reverse of cubitus valgus.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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