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cu⋅bi⋅tus

  [kyoo-bi-tuhs]
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–noun, plural -ti  [-tahy] .
1. a longitudinal vein in the rear portion of the wing of an insect.
2. Anatomy.
a. the forearm.
b. Now Rare. the ulna.
Origin:
1820–30; < NL, L, var. of cubitum cubit
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cu·bi·tus
Pronunciation: 'kyü-b&t-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cu·bi·ti /-b&-"tI/
1 : FOREARM, ANTEBRACHIUM
2 : ULNA
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cubitus cu·bi·tus (ky&oomacr;'bĭ-təs)
n. pl. cubitus

  1. See elbow.

  2. See ulna.

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cubitus

unit of linear measure used by many ancient and medieval peoples. It may have originated in Egypt about 3000 BC; it thereafter became ubiquitous in the ancient world. The cubit, generally taken as equal to 18 inches (457 mm), was based on the length of the arm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger and was considered the equivalent of 6 palms or 2 spans. In some ancient cultures it was as long as 21 inches (531 mm).

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