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Olecranon

O-lec′ra-non

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] elbow +
κρανίον
the head.]
(Anat.)
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.