cubitus

American  

[kyoo-bi-tuhs] / ˈkyu bɪ təs /

noun

plural

cubiti

1. a longitudinal vein in the rear portion of the wing of an insect.

2. Anatomy.

   1. the forearm.

   2. Now Rare. the ulna.

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Etymology

Origin of cubitus

1820–30; < New Latin, Latin, variant of cubitum cubit

Example Sentences

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

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 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

The Latin t in words like cubitus was generally softened in old French, and was afterwards dropped altogether.

From Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)