ulna

ulna
noun (plural ulnae or ulnas) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, elbow — more at ell Date: 1541 the bone on the little-finger side of the human forearm; also a corresponding part of the forelimb of vertebrates above fishes • ulnar adjective

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  • ulnă — ÚLNĂ s. v. cubitus. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime  ÚLNĂ s.f. Cubitus. [< lat. ulna]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN  ÚLNĂ s. f. cubitus. (< lat. ulna) Trimis …   Dicționar Român

  • ULNA — ex Graeco ὠλένη, proprie brachium, cubitus. Calpurnius, Ecl. 1. v. 45. de Numeriano Caes. maternis causas qui lusit in ulnis. Unde tendere ulnas, dicit Statius, l. 10. Theb. v. 515. pronas tendentis Amyntoris ulnas Fundentisque preces Quomodo… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • ulna — s.f. [dal lat. ulna, dal gr. ōlénē cubito, braccio ]. (anat.) [osso lungo pari che insieme con il radio costituisce lo scheletro dalla parte intermedia dell arto anteriore dei tetropodi] ▶◀ cubito …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • ulna — s. f. 1.  [Anatomia] O mesmo que cúbito. 2.  [Antigo] Medida equivalente a uma braça.   ‣ Etimologia: latim ulna, ae, cotovelo …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • ulna — ȗlna ž DEFINICIJA anat. duga cjevasta kost podlaktice; lakatna kost ETIMOLOGIJA lat. ulna …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Ulna — Ul na, n. [L., the elbow. See {Ell}.] 1. (Anat.) The postaxial bone of the forearm, or branchium, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. See {Radius}. [1913 Webster] 2. (O. Eng. Law) An ell; also, a yard. Burrill. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ulna — (lat.), 1) so v.w. Ellenbogenknochen, s.u. Armknochen C); 2) Elle, die Länge des Arms od. 2 Fuß betragend …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Ulna — (lat.), Elle, s. Arm …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Ulna — (lat.), Ellbogenbein (s. Ellbogen); ulnār, was sich auf U. bezieht …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • ulna — ● ulna nom féminin (mot latin signifiant avant bras) Cubitus …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Ulna — Ulna, Elle ⇒ Zeugopodium …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

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