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olecranons

olecranons is the plural of olecranon.

Meaning of olecranon

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
    Synonyms:
    elbow bone

Questions about olecranons

What is olecranons the plural of?
Olecranons is the plural of olecranon.

Words near olecranons in the dictionary

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

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