Definition of Cubital

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the elbow.

Partainyms: Cubitus
Derivative terms: Cubitus

Definition of Cubital

1. a. Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna; as, the cubital nerve; the cubital artery; the cubital muscle.

2. n. A sleeve covering the arm from the elbow to the hand.

Definition of Cubital

1. Adjective. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna ¹

2. Adjective. Measured in cubits ¹

3. Noun. A sleeve covering the arm from the elbow to the hand. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cubital

1. cubit [adj] - See also: cubit

Medical Definition of Cubital

1. Relating to the elbow or to the ulna. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cubital

cubics
cubicula
cubicular
cubiculum
cubie
cubies
cubiform
cubilose
cubing
cubism
cubisms
cubist
cubistic
cubists
cubit
cubital (current term)
cubital bone
cubital fossa
cubital joint
cubital lymph nodes
cubital nerve
cubitals
cubiti
cubitiere
cubitieres
cubits
cubitus
cubitus valgus
cubitus varus
cubituses

Literary usage of Cubital

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1903)
"Front wings with three cubital cells, rarely with two cubital cells .. 4. Front wings with two cubital cells. Second cubital cell receiving both recurrent ..."

2. Medical lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science by Robley Dunglison (1856)
"The superficial cubital veins belong to the basilic. ... To a small artery, which is given off by th* cubital or ulnar, a little above the wrist. 2. ..."

3. Atlas and Epitome of Operative Surgery by Otto Zuckerkandl (1902)
"Ligation of the cubital Artery.1—The continuation of the brachial artery in the flexure of the elbow is known as the cubital ..."

4. A Theoretical and Practical Treatise Upon the Ligature of Arteries by Pierre Joseph Manec, John William Garlick, William Charles Copperthwaite (1832)
"I. THE cubital OR ULNAR ARTERY. IN haemorrhages resulting from a wound of the ... The cubital artery commences at the middle and superior part of the ..."

5. Tuberculosis of the lymphatic system by Walter Bradford Metcalf (1919)
"The Superficial cubital or the Supra-trochlear Glands are located just ... The Deep cubital Glands lie deep in the cubital region near the large vessels. ..."

6. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1830)
"... is semi-circular, and a little concave; the body is slender; the lower head compressed, and cut obliquely, so that it is shorter on the cubital side. ..."

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