olecranon

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olecranon

/oʊˈlɛkɹəˌnɑn/ US
/əˈlɛkɹənən/ UK

noun olecranons · olecrana

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.
Similar: elbow bone

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noun bony process

Español	olécranon
Français	olécrane
Deutsch	Olecranon, Hakenfortsatz
Italiano	olecrano
العربية	نَاتِئ مِرْفَقِيّ nātiʔ mirfaqiyy, طَرَف الْمِرْفَق ṭaraf al-mirfaq, نُتُوء الْمِرْفَق nutūʔ al-mirfaq, زُجّ zujj, نَاتِئ زُجِّيّ لِلزَّنْد nātiʔ zujjiyy li-z-zand

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@misc{olecranon_2026,
  title = {olecranon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/olecranon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}