cubitus

Meanings

Plural: cubiti

Noun

• hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
• the arm from the elbow to the fingertips
• The ulna.
• One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the media and the postcubitus; the vein running along the dorsal edge of the discal cell.
• The elbow, or the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.
• The forearm; the arm from the elbow to fingertip, or the corresponding portion of a jointed limb of an animal that uses the limb for locomotion or grasping.

Synonyms

articulatio cubiti, Cu, cubital joint, elbow, elbow joint, human elbow