olecranon (redirected from olecranian)

o·lec·ra·non  (-lkr-nn) n. The large process on the upper end of the ulna that projects behind the elbow joint and forms the point of the elbow. [Greek lekrnon : len, elbow; see el- in Indo-European roots + krnion, skull, head; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.] o·lecra·nal (-nl), ole·crani·al (l-krn-l), ole·crani·an (-n-n) adj.

olecranon

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olecranon [əʊˈlɛkrəˌnɒn ˌəʊlɪˈkreɪnən]

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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy the bony projection of the ulna behind the elbow joint

[from Greek, shortened from ōlenokrānon, from ōlenē elbow + krānion head]

olecranal  [əʊˈlɛkrən^əl ˌəʊlɪˈkreɪn^əl] adj

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olecranon - 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 olecranon process appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" elbow bone, ulna - the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm