OLECRANON PROCESS

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

olecranon; olecranon process

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("olecranon process" is a kind of...):

appendage; outgrowth; process (a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant)

Holonyms ("olecranon process" is a part of...):

elbow bone; ulna (the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm)