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/oʊˈlɛkɹəˌnɑn/ · noun
(anatomy) The bony process at the top of the ulna forming the point of the elbow..
Mr. Fletcher, of Liverpool, reported a case of bony union of both olecranons, verified by examination after death. The patient, a boy 16 years old, was admitted to the hospital May 19, 1850, having fractured both olecranons a short time before by falling over some timber.
Suspensory animals have extremely small olecrana, because of a minimal need for forearm extension, which is achieved by gravity.
The subcutaneous location of the olecranon makes it vulnerable to trauma.⁷ Isolated fractures of the olecranon comprise approximately 10% of fractures about the elbow,^(26,38) with an estimated incidence of 1.08 per 10,000 person-years.
Use olecranon when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Olecranon means (anatomy) The bony process at the top of the ulna forming the point of the elbow..
Common synonyms include elbow bone.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Mr. Fletcher, of Liverpool, reported a case of bony union of both olecranons, verified by examination after death. The patient, a boy 16 years old, was admitted to the hospital May 19, 1850, having fractured both olecranons a short time before by falling over some timber.
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