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ulna

Pronunciation:  'ulnu

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
 
 Synonyms: elbow bone
 
 See Also: arm bone, forearm, olecranon, olecranon process

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ul"na\, n. [L., the elbow. See {Ell}.]
1. (Anat.) The postaxial bone of the forearm, or branchium,
   corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. See
   {Radius}.

2. (O. Eng. Law) An ell; also, a yard. --Burrill.

 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: Larger of the two bones in the forearm.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: The ulna is the longer of the two bones of the forearm (the shorter being the radius).
 



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