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🦾 The forearm 💪 The elbow joint
cubitus

cubitus

9.9
The part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist
  • noun
  • /ˈkjuːbɪtəs/
  • Specialized
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  • The fracture occurred along the length of the cubitus after a fall.

Examples

  • After the accident, she felt pain radiating from her cubitus to her fingertips.

  • Muscles that control finger movement originate in the cubitus.

  • Swelling was most prominent in the cubitus after the injury.

  • He injured his cubitus while playing basketball.

  • The doctor examined the cubitus for any fractures.

  • The doctor examined the cubitus to assess the extent of the injury.

  • He wrapped a bandage around his cubitus to support the injured forearm.

Synonyms

forearm
vscubitus
79 1.0

The part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist

extends past the wrist to include the hand

Surface Forms

cubitus singular
cubiti plural

Etymology

Cubitus comes from the Latin cubitus, which meant 'the part of the arm from the elbow to the fingertips'. It is the same root as the English word cubit, an old unit measured 'from the elbow to the fingertip', so cubitus names the forearm.