OLECRANON


Meaning of OLECRANON in English

— olecranal /oh lek"reuh nl, oh'li krayn"l/ , olecranial, olecranian, olecranioid , adj.

/oh lek"reuh non', oh'li kray"non/ , n. Anat.

the part of the ulna beyond the elbow joint.

[ 1720-30; olékranon point of the elbow, short for olenókranon, equiv. to olén ( e ) elbow + -o- -O- + kran ( íon ) head (see CRANIUM) + -on neut. n. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .