olecranon : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: olecranon	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
olecranon n process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended Synonym(s): olecranon, olecranon process
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Olecranon \Olec"ranon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]; [?] elbow + krani`on the head.] (Anat.) The large process at the proximal end of the ulna which projects behind the articulation with the humerus and forms the bony prominence of the elbow.