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ELBOW BONE

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

elbow bone; ulna

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("elbow bone" is a kind of...):

arm bone (a bone in the arm)

Meronyms (parts of "elbow bone"):

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 ("elbow bone" is a part of...):

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

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