| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| olecranon |
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| SYLLABICATION: | o·lec·ra·non |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -l k r -n n |
| NOUN: | The large process on the upper end of the ulna that projects behind the elbow joint and forms the point of the elbow. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek lekr non : len , elbow; see el- in Appendix I + krnion, skull, head; see ker-1 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | o·lecra·nal (-nl) , ole·crani·al (l -krn-l) , ole·crani·an (-n-n) —ADJECTIVE
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