ulna
pronunciation
How to pronounce ulna in British English:
UK [ˈʌlnə]
How to pronounce ulna in American English:
US ['ʌlnə]
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- Noun:
- the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
Word Origin
- ulna (n.)
- inner bone of the forearm, 1540s, medical Latin, from Latin ulna "the elbow," also a measure of length, from PIE *el-ina-, extended form of root *el- (1) "elbow, forearm" (see ell (n.1)). Related: Ulnar.
Example
- 1. Fracture of lower end of both ulna and radius .
- 2. Inside your forearm are two bones called the radius and the ulna .
- 3. Fractured his right ulna at age three .
- 4. Fracture of radius and ulna , open .
- 5. The ulna is named from latin and latin in turn took the name ultimately from an indo-european root el meaning " forearm . "