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Antecubital vs Olecranon - What's the difference?

antecubital | olecranon |

In anatomy terms the difference between antecubital and olecranon

is that antecubital is pertaining to, or situated in the anterior part of the elbow (cubitus while olecranon is the bony process at the top of the ulna forming the point of the elbow.

As an adjective antecubital

is pertaining to, or situated in the anterior part of the elbow (cubitus.

As a noun olecranon is

the bony process at the top of the ulna forming the point of the elbow.

antecubital

English

Adjective

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  • (anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated in the anterior part of the elbow (cubitus)

    • olecranon

    English

    (wikipedia olecranon)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (anatomy) The bony process at the top of the ulna forming the point of the elbow.

    • Synonyms

    * (process at top of ulna) elbow bone

    Derived terms

    * olecranal * olecranial * olecranian

    See also

    * humerus * semi-lunar notch * ("olecranon" on Wikipedia)