| NOUN | body | funny bone, crazy bone | a point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the surface |
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| Meaning | A point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the surface; a sharp tingling sensation results when the nerve is knocked against the bone. | |
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| Example | "the funny bone is not humerus" | |
| Synonym | crazy bone | |
| Part of | elbow, elbow joint, human elbow, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubiti | hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped |
| Broader | ulnar nerve, cubital nerve, nervus ulnaris | A nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbow |
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