elbow joint

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elbow joint - hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped articulatio cubiti, cubital joint, cubitus, elbow, human elbow musculus articularis cubiti - a small branch of the triceps that inserts into the capsule of the elbow joint arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb ginglymoid joint, ginglymus, hinge joint - a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane crazy bone, funny bone - a point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the surface; a sharp tingling sensation results when the nerve is knocked against the bone; "the funny bone is not humerus"