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Word: Olecranon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: via Latin from Greek ōlekranon, from ōlenē ‘elbow’ + kranion ‘head’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əʊˈlɛkrənɒn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌəʊlɪˈkreɪnɒn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a bony prominence at the elbow, on the upper end of the ulna.
Short Definition:bony prominence at elbow, on upper end of ulna
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