OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 49824

olecranon

/oʊˈlɛkɹəˌnɑn/
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olécranon
The bony process at the top of the ulna forming the point of the elbow.
Mr. Fletcher, of Liverpool, reported a case of bony union of both olecranons, verified by examination after death. The patient, a boy 16 years old, was admitted to the hospital May…
Suspensory animals have extremely small olecrana, because of a minimal need for forearm extension, which is achieved by gravity.
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