HyperDic: olecranon

English > 1 sense of the word olecranon:
NOUNbodyolecranon, olecranon processprocess of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended
English > olecranon: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningProcess of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended.
Synonymolecranon process
Part ofulna, elbow boneThe inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
Broaderprocess, outgrowth, appendageA natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Spanisholecranon, olécranon
Catalanolècran, olècranon

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