olecranon

English - Turkish

Definition of olecranon in English Turkish dictionary

olekranon

anat

dirsek çıkıntıs

(Tıp) Dirsek çıkıntısı, olekran

{i} dirsek

(isim) dirsek

dirsek çıkıntısı

English - English

Definition of olecranon in English English dictionary

The bony process at the top of the ulna forming the point of the elbow

The bony tip of the elbow

{i} part of the forearm which joins with the upper arm at the elbow forming a bony protrusion (Anatomy)

The large process at the proximal end of the ulna which projects behind the articulation with the humerus and forms the bony prominence of the elbow

process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended

Hyphenation

o·lec·ra·non

Synonyms

elbow bone

Etymology

[ O-'le-kr&-"nän ] (noun.) circa 1741. New Latin, from Greek Olekranon, from OlenE elbow + kranion skull; more at ELL, CRANIUM.