cubitus

/ˈkjubədəs/
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Definitions of cubitus
  1. noun
    the arm from the elbow to the fingertips
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    type of:
    limb
    one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
  2. noun
    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
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    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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