ELBOW JOINT
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)
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)
