ELBOW JOINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does elbow joint mean? 

• ELBOW JOINT (noun)
  The noun ELBOW JOINT has 1 sense:

1. hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped

  Familiarity information: ELBOW JOINT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELBOW JOINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

articulatio cubiti; cubital joint; cubitus; elbow; elbow joint; human elbow

Hypernyms ("elbow joint" is a kind of...):

ginglymoid joint; ginglymus; hinge joint (a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane)

Meronyms (parts of "elbow joint"):

musculus articularis cubiti (a small branch of the triceps that inserts into the capsule of the elbow joint)

crazy bone; funny bone (a point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the surface; a sharp tingling sensation results when the nerve is knocked against the bone)

Holonyms ("elbow joint" is a part of...):

arm (a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb)

 Context examples 

A triangular space on the anterior side of the elbow joint.

(Antecubital Fossa, NCI Thesaurus)

A vein that extends along the ulna to the elbow joint.

(Anterior Ulnar Vein, NCI Thesaurus)

Affects mainly the knee, ankle, and elbow joints.

(Osteochondritis Dissecans, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Your elbow joint is made up of bone, cartilage, ligaments and fluid.

(Elbow Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

The largest aspect articulates with the humerus at the elbow joint and the smallest portion of the ulna articulates with the carpal bones in the wrist.

(Murine Ulna, NCI Thesaurus)

Muscles and tendons help the elbow joint move.

(Elbow Injuries and Disorders, NIH)