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olecranon

UK/əˈlɛkɹənən//oʊˈlɛkɹəˌnɑn/

olecranon noun: the bony process at the top of the ulna forming the point of the elbow.

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Noun

olecranon (plural olecranons or olecrana)

  1. The bony process at the top of the ulna forming the point of the elbow.
    • Mr. Fletcher, of Liverpool, reported a case of bony union of both olecranons, verified by examination after death. The patient, a boy 16 years old, was admitted to the hospital May 19, 1850, having fractured both olecranons a short time before by falling over some timber.1883, Lewis A. Stimson, A Treatise on Fractures, Volume 1, Henry C. Lea's Son & Co., page 423
    • Suspensory animals have extremely small olecrana, because of a minimal need for forearm extension, which is achieved by gravity.1993, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 13, University of Oklahoma, page 232
    Synonyms:
    elbow bone

olecranon meaning in Tamil and Arabic

olecranon in Tamil

முன்கை எலும்பு மேல் முனைத்துருத்தம், முழங்கை கணு, முழங்கைக்கூர், முழங்கைத்தலை

olecranon in Arabic

bony process
نَاتِئ مِرْفَقِيّ nātiʔ mirfaqiyy, طَرَف الْمِرْفَق ṭaraf al-mirfaq, نُتُوء الْمِرْفَق nutūʔ al-mirfaq, زُجّ zujj, نَاتِئ زُجِّيّ لِلزَّنْد

Synonyms of olecranon

Forms of olecranon

pluralolecranons
pluralolecrana

Origin of olecranon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὠλέκρανον (ōlékranon).

Words formed from olecranon

Questions about olecranon

What does olecranon mean?
Olecranon means the bony process at the top of the ulna forming the point of the elbow.
What is olecranon in Tamil?
Olecranon in Tamil is முன்கை எலும்பு மேல் முனைத்துருத்தம், முழங்கை கணு, முழங்கைக்கூர். See Olecranon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is olecranon?
Olecranon is a noun.
How do you pronounce olecranon?
Olecranon is pronounced /oʊˈlɛkɹəˌnɑn/ (US).
What is the plural of olecranon?
The plural of olecranon is olecranons.

Words near olecranon in the dictionary

  1. olecrana
  2. olecranal
  3. olecranial
  4. olecranian
  5. olecranoid
  6. olecranon
  7. olecranonectomy
  8. olecranons
  9. olecronon
  10. OLED
  11. OLEDs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: olecranon (page history and authors); olecranon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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