Ulna
noun
One of the two bones in your forearm, on the side of your little finger.
He broke his ulna in a bike accident.
Often appears as...
- fractured ulna
- broken ulna
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Technical
noun
One of the two bones in your forearm, on the side of your little finger.
He broke his ulna in a bike accident.
Often appears as...
- fractured ulna
- broken ulna
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Body Reference
The ulna is a specific bone, not to be confused with general arm or hand bones.
During the anatomy test, she correctly identified the ulna on the diagram.
Pro Tip 2/3Injury Context
Ulna is commonly mentioned in medical or injury discussions, especially involving fractures.
The X-ray showed she had a clean break in the ulna.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Interchangeable
Ulna refers to a specific bone, so it shouldn't be swapped with other bone names like radius.
In the forearm, the ulna is larger at the elbow, while the radius is larger at the wrist.
Pro Tip 1/3Body Reference
The ulna is a specific bone, not to be confused with general arm or hand bones.
During the anatomy test, she correctly identified the ulna on the diagram.
Pro Tip 2/3Injury Context
Ulna is commonly mentioned in medical or injury discussions, especially involving fractures.
The X-ray showed she had a clean break in the ulna.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Interchangeable
Ulna refers to a specific bone, so it shouldn't be swapped with other bone names like radius.
In the forearm, the ulna is larger at the elbow, while the radius is larger at the wrist.
Pro Tip 1/3Body Reference
The ulna is a specific bone, not to be confused with general arm or hand bones.
During the anatomy test, she correctly identified the ulna on the diagram.
Pro Tip 2/3Injury Context
Ulna is commonly mentioned in medical or injury discussions, especially involving fractures.
The X-ray showed she had a clean break in the ulna.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Interchangeable
Ulna refers to a specific bone, so it shouldn't be swapped with other bone names like radius.
In the forearm, the ulna is larger at the elbow, while the radius is larger at the wrist.
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Part Ape, Part Human:...
kind ever found in the entirety of the early hominid record the radius the ulna and the humerus that is a human a pygmy of approximately the same size you can see how odd those arms are and when we saw that we said it must be a climber and we predicted what the hand would
Video examples
Part Ape, Part Human:...
kind ever found in the entirety of the early hominid record the radius the ulna and the humerus that is a human a pygmy of approximately the same size you can see how odd those arms are and when we saw that we said it must be a climber and we predicted what the hand would
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Quote examples
Dave deBronkart
American Writer
Diagnosed incidentally with stage IV, grade 4 metastatic renal cell carcinoma, I had bone metastases in my femur (which eventually fractured), ulna, and cranium; five metastases in my lungs; and muscle metastases in my thigh and tongue. Yet six months after diagnosis, my treatment ended: I've not had a drop of anything since.
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Dave deBronkart
American Writer
Diagnosed incidentally with stage IV, grade 4 metastatic renal cell carcinoma, I had bone metastases in my femur (which eventually fractured), ulna, and cranium; five metastases in my lungs; and muscle metastases in my thigh and tongue. Yet six months after diagnosis, my treatment ended: I've not had a drop of anything since.
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