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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The ulna. archaic
2. 2
   the arm from the elbow to the fingertips wordnet
3. 3
   One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the media and the postcubitus; the vein running along the dorsal edge of the discal cell.
4. 4
   hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped wordnet
5. 5
   The elbow, or the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.

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6. 6
   The forearm; the arm from the elbow to fingertip, or the corresponding portion of a jointed limb of an animal that uses the limb for locomotion or grasping.

Synonyms

All synonyms

articulatio cubiticucucubitalcubital jointelbow

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cubitus. Doublet of cubit.

Related phrases

articulatio cubiti

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