OLECRANON


Meaning of OLECRANON in English

-rəˌnän, -rāˌ- noun

( -s )

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ōlekranon, from ōlenē elbow + kranion head, skull — more at ell , cranium

: the large process of the ulna that projects behind the elbow joint, forms the bony prominence of the elbow, and receives the insertion of the triceps muscle — see funny bone 1

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