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[syn: olecranon, olecranon process]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Olecranon \O*lec"ra*non\, 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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
olecranon
n 1: 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 [syn: olecranon, olecranon process]