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ULNA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: ulnae   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm

Synonyms:

elbow bone; ulna

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("ulna" is a kind of...):

arm bone (a bone in the arm)

Meronyms (parts of "ulna"):

olecranon; olecranon process (process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended)

Holonyms ("ulna" is a part of...):

forearm (the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist)

Derivation:

ulnar (relating to or near the ulna)

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