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FUNNY BONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Example:
the funny bone is not humerus
Synonyms:
crazy bone; funny bone
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("funny bone" is a kind of...):
cubital nerve; nervus ulnaris; ulnar nerve (a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and the skin of the medial side of the hand)
Holonyms ("funny bone" is a part of...):
articulatio cubiti; cubital joint; cubitus; elbow; elbow joint; human elbow (hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped)
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