1. a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and the skin of the medial side of the hand; [syn: ulnar nerve, cubital nerve, nervus ulnaris]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ulnar nerve
n 1: a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing
near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and
the skin of the medial side of the hand [syn: ulnar
nerve, cubital nerve, nervus ulnaris]