cubitus

noun — 4 senses

cubitus

noun

Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin cubitus. Doublet of cubit.

1

Archaic The ulna.

2

Biology, Entomology, Natural sciences 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.

3

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences The elbow, or the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.

4

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences 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
Cu
Derived terms
articulatio cubiti, cubital

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