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olecranon

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Noun

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o=lec=ra=non

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun olecranon has 1 sense

olecranon(n = noun.body) 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 extended; Array

is a kind of appendage, outgrowth, process

is a part of elbow bone, ulna

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CIDE DICTIONARY

olecranon, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ; elbow + krani`on the head.].

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. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

olecranon, n. a bony prominence on the upper end of the ulna at the elbow.

Etymology

Gk ole(no)kranon f. olene elbow + kranion head

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