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olecranian

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o⋅lec⋅ra⋅non

  [oh-lek-ruh-non, oh-li-krey-non]
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–noun Anatomy.
the part of the ulna beyond the elbow joint.
Origin:
1720–30; < NL < Gk ōlékrānon point of the elbow, short for ōlenókrānon, equiv. to ōlén(ē) elbow + -o- -o- + krān(íon) head (see cranium ) + -on neut. n. suffix

Related forms:
o⋅lec⋅ra⋅nal  [oh-lek-ruh-nl, oh-li-kreyn-l] , o⋅le⋅cra⋅ni⋅al, o⋅le⋅cra⋅ni⋅an, o⋅le⋅cra⋅ni⋅oid, adjective
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o·lec·ra·non   (ō-lěk'rə-nŏn')   


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n.  The large process on the upper end of the ulna that projects behind the elbow joint and forms the point of the elbow.

[Greek ōlekrānon : ōlenē, elbow; see el- in Indo-European roots + krānion, skull, head; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
o·lec'ra·nal (-nəl), o'le·cra'ni·al (ō'lĭ-krā'nē-əl), o'le·cra'ni·an (-nē-ən) adj.
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Main Entry: olec·ra·non
Pronunciation: O-'lek-r&-"nän
Function: noun
: the large process of the ulna that projects behind the elbowjoint, forms the bony prominence of the elbow, and receives the insertion of the triceps muscle
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olecranon o·lec·ra·non (ō-lěk'rə-nŏn')
n.
The large process on the upper end of the ulna that projects behind the elbow joint and forms the point of the elbow.

o·lec'ra·nal (-nəl) or o'le·cra'ni·al (ō'lĭ-krā'nē-əl) or o'le·cra'ni·an (-nē-ən) adj.

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