Body Location or Region
elbow Audio
el·bow [ el-boh ]
Subclass of:
Upper Extremity
Etymology:
German elina = arm + bugon = bend
Definitions related to elbow:
  • Hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb.
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    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Region of the body immediately surrounding and including the ELBOW JOINT.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Elbow, in human anatomy, hinge joint formed by the meeting of the humerus (bone of the upper arm) and the radius and ulna (bones of the forearm). The elbow allows the bending and extension of the forearm, and it also allows the rotational movements of the radius and ulna that enable the palm of...
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