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olecranon process

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Noun1.olecranon process - process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extendedolecranon process - 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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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
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The ulnotrochlear joint shows subchondral cystic change involving the olecranon process (Figure 2).
Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the elbow by Gould, C. Frank; Ly, Justin Q.; Campbell, Scot E.; Beall, Douglas P. / Applied Radiology
 
 
 
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