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Ulna   Listen
noun
Ulna  n.  
1.
(Anat.) The postaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. See Radius.
2.
(O. Eng. Law) An ell; also, a yard.





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"Ulna" Quotes from Famous Books



... proportionately large lungs and heart, is remarkably capacious; and the ribs are flattened and close together; while the shoulder-girdle is greatly developed in comparison with the weak pelvis. The fore-arm (fig. 1) consists of a rudimentary ulna, a long curved radius, and a carpus of six bones supporting a thumb and four elongated fingers, between which, the sides of the body, and the hinder extremities a thin expansion of skin, the wing-membrane, is spread. The knee is directed backwards, owing to the rotation of the hind-limb, ...
— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 - "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" • Various
... look at the man's arm. "Radius might be broken; ulna seems O.K. We'll splint it later. Your legs are going to tingle like crazy when the feeling ...
— Hanging by a Thread • Gordon Randall Garrett


Words linked to "Ulna" :   olecranon, ulnar, elbow bone


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