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Webster 1913 Edition

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.

See also: olecranon

olécranon m ‎(plural olecranones)