olecranon

[oh-lek-ruh-non, oh-li-krey-non]

noun Anatomy.

the part of the ulna beyond the elbow joint.

Origin of olecranon

1720–30; < New Latin < Greek ōlékrānon point of the elbow, short for ōlenókrānon, equivalent to ōlén(ē) elbow + -o- -o- + krān(íon) head (see cranium) + -on neuter noun suffix

Related formso·lec·ra·nal

[oh-lek-ruh-nl, oh-li-kreyn-l] /oʊˈlɛk rə nl, ˌoʊ lɪˈkreɪn l/, o·le·cra·ni·al, o·le·cra·ni·an, o·le·cra·ni·oid, adjective

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Examples from the Web for olecranon

Historical Examples of olecranon

At the same time, the olecranon is curved strongly downwards.
On Some Fossil Remains of Man
Thomas H. Huxley
The olecranon fossa is deep and there is no ent-epicondylar foramen.
The Vertebrate Skeleton
Sidney H. Reynolds
In the dog, the olecranon fossa communicates with the coronoid by an opening.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals
douard Cuyer
In the region of the elbow-joint, cellulitis is common around the olecranon.
Manual of Surgery
Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
The ulna presents at its superior extremity a posterior process, the olecranon, which forms the point of the elbow.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals
douard Cuyer

British Dictionary definitions for olecranon

olecranon

noun

anatomy the bony projection of the ulna behind the elbow joint

Derived Formsolecranal (əʊˈlɛkrənəl, ˌəʊlɪˈkreɪnəl), adjective

Word Origin for olecranon

C18: from Greek, shortened from ōlenokrānon, from ōlenē elbow + krānion head

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olecranon in Medicine

olecranon

[ō-lĕk′rə-nŏn′]

n.

The large process on the upper end of the ulna that projects behind the elbow joint and forms the point of the elbow.

Related formso•lec′ra•nal (-nəl) null null adj.