Ulna - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Ulna :  (noun)

1: the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm [syn: elbow bone]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.

2. (O. Eng. Law) An ell; also, a yard. --Burrill.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Ulna :  Ulna: The larger of the two long bones within the arm as the little finger.



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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