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olecranon

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Olecranon \O*lec"ra*non\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? elbow + krani`on
   the head.] (Anat.)
   The large process at the proximal end of the ulna which
   projects behind the articulation with the humerus and forms
   the bony prominence of the elbow.
   [1913 Webster]

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