OLECRANON
\ˈə͡ʊlkɹanən], \ˈəʊlkɹanən], \ˈəʊ_l_k_ɹ_a_n_ə_n]\
Definitions of OLECRANON
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended
By Princeton University
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process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The large process at the proximal end of the ulna which projects behind the articulation with the humerus and forms the bony prominence of the elbow.
By Oddity Software
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The large process at the proximal end of the ulna which projects behind the articulation with the humerus and forms the bony prominence of the elbow.
By Noah Webster.
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Tip of the elbow; the prominent curved upper extremity of the ulna, the upper and posterior surface of which gives attachment to the tendon of the triceps muscle, the anterior surface entering into the formation of the great sigmoid cavity; called also olecranon process.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William R. Warner
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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Head or protection of the elbow. A large process at the upper extremity of the ulna, on which we lean. When this process is fractured, it is apt to be drawn up by the triceps, and much care is required to keep the parts in apposition.
By Robley Dunglison
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