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Definition of Olecranon
1. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Appendage, Outgrowth, Process
Group relationships: Elbow Bone, Ulna
Definition of Olecranon
1. n. 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.
Definition of Olecranon
1. Noun. (anatomy) The bony process at the top of the ulna forming the point of the elbow. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Olecranon
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Medical Definition of Olecranon
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Olecranon
Literary usage of Olecranon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Treatment of fractures: With Notes Upon a Few Common Dislocations by Charles Locke Scudder (1911)
"—Note the great sigmoid cavity and its relation to the olecranon process of the
ulna. Almost all fractures of the olecranon are intra-articular. ..."
2. A Treatise on Dislocations and Fractures of the Joints by Astley Cooper, Bransby Blake Cooper (1851)
"About an hour after the accident the Editor found it very much swelled, and
especially just opposite to the centre of the olecranon, where it presented a ..."
3. American Anthropologist by American Anthropological Association (1890)
"There are eight skeletons of negroes and mulattoes with but one olecranon foramen,
or 6 percent. Standing alone, this would seem to favor the statement of ..."
4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The upper extremity presents two curved processes, the olecranon and the ...
The olecranon is a large, thick, curved eminence, situated at the upper and ..."
5. A Practical Treatise on Fractures and Dislocations by Lewis Atterbury Stimson (1900)
"FRACTURES OF THE BONES OF THE FOREARM. i the Vicinity of the Elbow-joint :
olecranon, coronoid process, head and neck of radius—Fractures of the Shaft: Both ..."
6. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1901)
"We are not yet convinced that the best treatment for simple fracture of the
olecranon is to cut down on it and wire it with silver wire. ..."
7. A Practical Treatise on Fractures and Dislocations by Frank Hastings Hamilton (1871)
"FRACTURES OF THE olecranon PROCESS. Onuses.—My records furnish me with accounts
of only twelve of these fractures, and, so far as I have been able to ..."
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