Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

olecranocarpiana

English translation:

distance between olecranon and wrist (carpus)

Added to glossary by April Berumen
Dec 17, 2004 21:58
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term

olecranocarpiana

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general) measurement
Part of the body that would be measured by a doctor. Relates to dermatology.
olecranocarpiana 20.5 centimetros.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 distance between olecranon and wrist (carpus)

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distance between olecranon and wrist (carpus)

¶olecranon
[Gr., elbow]
A large process of the ulna projecting behind the elbow joint and forming the bony prominence of the elbow.

hand
...includes the ***wrist (¶carpus)*** with its eight bones, the metacarpus or body of the hand (ossa metacarpalia) having five bones, and the fingers (phalanges) with their 14 bones.

¶carpus
[L.]
The eight bones of the wrist joint.

...distance between wrist and elbow ...
ovrt.nist.gov/IEEEpaper2.pdf
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