Look up: olecranon

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   olecranon
   [n] - 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
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   Olecranon
   Olecranon: Of or pertaining to the bony tip of the elbow. The olecranon is, in fact, the near end of the ulna, the bone in the forearm, that forms the pointed portion of the elbow. The triceps muscle tendon of the back of the arm attaches to the olecranon. Disease can affect the olecranon. For example, inflammation of the tiny fluid-filled sac (bur ...
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   Olecranon
   O·lec'ra·non noun [ New Latin , from Greek ...; ... elbow + krani`on the head.] (Anat.) 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.
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   olecranon
   <anatomy> 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. ... Origin: NL, fr.Gr.; elbow + the head. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   olecranon
   olecranon process noun 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
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   Olecranon
   The `olecranon` is a large, thick, curved eminence, situated at the upper and back part of the ulna. It is bent forward at the summit so as to present a prominent lip which is received into the olecranon fossa of the humerus in extension of the forearm. Its base is contracted where it joins the body and the narrowest part of the upper end of the ulna. Its posterior surface, directed backward, is triangular, smooth, subcutaneous, and covered...
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   olecranon
   (o-lek´rә-non) the bony projection of the ulna at the elbow. adj., olec´ranal., adj.
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   Olecranon
   • (n.) 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.
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   olecranon
   (from the article `ulna`) ...or trochlear, notch—which articulates with the trochlea of the humerus (upper arm bone) to form the elbow joint. The projection that forms the ...
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    olecranon
    The prominent curved proximal 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 trochlear notch. Syn: olecranon process, elbow bone, tip of elbow, point of elbow [G. the head or point of the elbow, fr. len, ulna, + kranion, s...
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