ulna

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Noun
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ul=na

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun ulna has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

ulnan. [L., the elbow. See Ell.].
  •  The postaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. See Radius.  [1913 Webster]
  •  An ell; also, a yard.  Burrill.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ulna, n. (pl. ulnae)
1 the thinner and longer bone in the forearm, on the side opposite to the thumb (cf. RADIUS 3).
2 Zool. a corresponding bone in an animal's foreleg or a bird's wing.

Derivative
ulnar adj.
Etymology
L, rel. to Gk olene and ELL

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