olecranon
[oh-lek-ruh-non, oh-li-krey-non]
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noun Anatomy.
the part of the ulna beyond the elbow joint.
Origin of olecranon
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At the same time, the olecranon is curved strongly downwards.
On Some Fossil Remains of ManThomas H. Huxley
The olecranon fossa is deep and there is no ent-epicondylar foramen.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
In the dog, the olecranon fossa communicates with the coronoid by an opening.
Artistic Anatomy of Animalsdouard Cuyer
In the region of the elbow-joint, cellulitis is common around the olecranon.
Manual of SurgeryAlexis 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 Animalsdouard Cuyer
olecranon
noun
Word Origin for olecranon
C18: from Greek, shortened from ōlenokrānon, from ōlenē elbow + krānion head
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olecranon
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