o·lec·ra·non ( -l k r -n n )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 lekr non : len , elbow; see el- in Indo-European roots + krnion, skull, head; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.]o·lec ra·nal (-nl), ole·crani·al (l -krn-l), ole·crani·an (-n-n) adj. |   |
olecranon [əʊˈlɛkrəˌnɒn ˌəʊlɪˈkreɪnən]
n
(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 [əʊˈlɛkrənəl ˌəʊlɪˈkreɪnəl] adj
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| Noun | 1. |  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 extendedappendage, 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 |
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