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cubitus

DEFINITIONS OF: cubitus

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n the arm from the elbow to the fingertips

Type of:
limb
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

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

Synonyms:
articulatio cubiti, cubital joint, elbow, elbow joint, human elbow
Type 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
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