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    CUBITAL JOINT

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadrupedplay

    Synonyms:

    articulatio cubiti; cubital joint; cubitus; elbow; elbow joint; human elbow

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("cubital joint" is a kind of...):

    ginglymoid joint; ginglymus; hinge joint (a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane)

    Meronyms (parts of "cubital joint"):

    musculus articularis cubiti (a small branch of the triceps that inserts into the capsule of the elbow joint)

    crazy bone; funny bone (a point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the surface; a sharp tingling sensation results when the nerve is knocked against the bone)

    Holonyms ("cubital joint" is a part of...):

    arm (a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb)

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