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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.
Dave deBronkart

Meaning of "ulna" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ULNA

From Latin: elbow, ell1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ULNA

ulna  [ˈʌlnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ULNA

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Ulna is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ULNA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Ulna

The ulna or elbow bone is one of the two long bones in the forearm, the other being the radius. It is prismatic in form and runs parallel to the radius, which is shorter and smaller. In anatomical position the ulna is located at the side of the forearm closest to the body, the side of the little finger.

Definition of ulna in the English dictionary

The definition of ulna in the dictionary is the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm. Other definition of ulna is the corresponding bone in other vertebrates.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ULNA


ulnar
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ULNA

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ullage
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Ullswater
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ulmin
ulnad
ulnae
ulnar
ulnar nerve
ulnare
ulosis
ulotrichous
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WORDS THAT END LIKE ULNA

ana
anna
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Argentina
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Barcelona
Carolina
china
Dana
Diana
Donna
Ghana
gonna
Helena
Indiana
Khulna
Latina
Luna
marina
Vilna

Synonyms and antonyms of ulna in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ulna» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ULNA

Find out the translation of ulna to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ulna from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ulna» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

尺骨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cúbito
570 millions of speakers

English

ulna
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुहनी की हड्डी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزند
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

локтевая кость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ulna
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অন্ত: প্রকোষ্ঠাস্থি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cubitus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ulna
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Elle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

尺骨
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

척골
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ulane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xương khuỷu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முழங்கை எலும்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नलिका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dirsek kemiği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ulna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kość łokciowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ліктьова кістка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ulna
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ωλένη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ulna
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

ulna
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

ulna
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ulna

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ULNA»

The term «ulna» is regularly used and occupies the 70.794 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ULNA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ulna

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QUOTES WITH «ULNA»

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Dave deBronkart
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.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ULNA»

Discover the use of ulna in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ulna and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Functional Fracture Bracing: Tibia, Humerus and Ulna
Written by pioneering leaders in the development of functional fracture bracing systems, this manual is a practical "how-to" guide to the use of these systems for fractures of the upper and lower limb.
Augusto Sarmiento, Loren L. Latta, 1995
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Anatomy Coloring Workbook
The radius and ulna are two parallel long bones of the forearm. These bones can be felt along their entire length in the normal forearm. At the proximal ends, they articulate with the humerus, while at their distal ends they form joints with bones ...
I. Edward Alcamo, 2003
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The Massage Connection: Anatomy and Physiology
The posterior aspect of the lower end of the humerus has one depression. This is the olecranon fossa, where the olecranon process of the ulna is accommodated when the elbow is extended. On the anterior aspect, there are two depressions.
Kalyani Premkumar, 2004
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Hereditary Bone and Joint Diseases in the Dog: ...
Depending on the strength of the humeroulnar joint and the ulnarocarpal joint, the lagging ulna may subluxate distally (downward) at the elbow joint or the styloid process of the ulna may become proxhmlly displaced at the carpal joint or both ...
Joe P. Morgan, Alida Wind, Autumn P. Davidson, 2000
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Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals
The distal end of the humerus forms a spoollike condyle that articulates with the proximal ends of the radius and ulna in the elbow. The radius and ulna are the bones of the antebrachium (forearm). In mammals, the radius is the larger of the ...
Rowen D. Frandson, W. Lee Wilke, Anna Dee Fails, 2009
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Orthopaedic Surgery: The Essentials
There are three surgical approaches to the forearm that are commonly used: anterior (Henry), posterior (Thompson), and the subcutaneous approach to the ulna. We prefer the anterior approach for most fractures of the radial diaphysis.
Mark Baratz, Anthony D. Watson, Joseph E. Imbriglia, 1999
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Atlas of Orthopedic Surgical Procedures of the Dog and Cat
Landmarks for the ostectomy are the caudolateral border of the distal third ulna, the tendons of the lateral digital extensor, the ulnaris lateralis, the deep digital flexor muscles, and the abductor pollicis longus muscle. EQUIPMENT • Standard  ...
Ann L. Johnson, Dianne Dunning, 2005
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Hand Surgery
Various investigations have been performed concerning the length of the ulna in relation to the level of the wrist joint (ulnar variance). Hulten (9) found that 61% of all individuals have an ulna-zero, 23% an ulna-minus, and 1 6% an ulna- plus ...
Richard A. Berger, Arnold-Peter C. Weiss, 2004
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Beasley's Surgery of the Hand
Darrach Procedure The most frequently selected secondary treatment of symptomatic late DRUJ problems is distal ulna resection to eliminate the DRUJ, known as the Darrach procedure. The most common error with this operation is too great ...
Robert W. Beasley, 2011
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Fractures and Injuries of the Distal Radius and Carpus: The ...
Loads are transferred from the hand to the radius and, while supported by the ulna, on to the humerus. These two functions are completely different, and yet they combine to form the normal function of the forearm. The ulna, acting as the axis of ...
‎2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ULNA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ulna is used in the context of the following news items.
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Umberto Bossi cade a Montecitorio: frattura scomposta di radio e ulna
Umberto Bossi ha riportato una frattura scomposta di radio e ulna del braccio sinistro. Sono queste le conseguenze di una caduta avvenuta nel pomeriggio del ... «Il Fatto Quotidiano, Jul 15»
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Cricket: Falmouth skipper Hooper determined to make swift return …
The 48-year-old is facing at least a month on the sidelines after X-rays showed that he had sustained a fractured ulna after being struck by a ball from Werrington ... «West Briton, Jun 15»
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Vesely finds form in Rome in time to defend world title – IAAF …
Athletics Australia later issued a statement that Pearson had suffered a dislocation and a complex fracture of both the ulna and the radius in her left arm and that ... «International Association of Athletics Federations, Jun 15»
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Shane Greene will undergo MRI for ulnar neuritis injury
He told me that when he had surgery that ulnar nerve was moved. It's possible on one of the swings he just aggravated it. We don't think it's anything long term or ... «Bless You Boys, May 15»
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High school baseball roundup: Woodland wins without Borchard …
In the fifth inning Thursday, though, he collided with the Falcons' Steve Robinson and fractured his Ulna bone near his wrist, rendering him unavailable moving ... «Daily Democrat, Apr 15»
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Ultrasound Bone Lesions Not Specific to RA
The following areas were examined bilaterally in each patient by US: distal radius and ulna, second, third, and fifth MCP, second and third proximal ... «MedPage Today, Apr 15»
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Gunshot pelican found starving recovers in San Pedro
When the bird, now known as Pink 191, was picked up by animal control officers, he had a broken ulna — one of the wing bones — and a fishhook embedded in ... «MyNewsLA.com, Mar 15»
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Pelican Recovering After Being Shot
The pelican underwent surgery Wednesday to pin together the bird's ulna, but the injury still carries a substantial risk of infection, officials said. It's not yet known ... «CBS Local, Mar 15»
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Turkey Calls: How to Make a Wingbone Yelper
Begin by separating the radius and ulna from the wings. After removing as much meat and sinew from them as possible, use a rat-tail file or a small hacksaw to ... «Outdoor Life Magazine, Mar 15»
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Imaging Sports-related Elbow Injuries
MR imaging findings of lateral ulnar collateral ligament abnormalities in patients with lateral epicondylitis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1999;173(5):1379–1382. «Medscape, Mar 15»

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