cubital

[ kyoo-bi-tl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

cubital

/ ˈkjuːbɪtəl /

Origin of cubital¹

1375–1425 for an earlier sense; late Middle English < Latin cubitālis. See cubit, -al ¹

A membrane attached to the inner side of the cubital spur in Apis L.

This, the stretcher of the cubital quills, is a very interesting muscle.

Cubital forks: the branching or points of separation of the branches of the cubits.

Combined with the shortness of such fingers there is also an extreme slenderness—cubital oligodactylia.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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