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PRONUNCIATION OF ULNAR NERVE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ULNAR NERVE

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Ulnar nerve is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ULNAR NERVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Ulnar nerve

In human anatomy, the ulnar nerve is a nerve which runs near the ulna bone. The ulnar collateral ligament of elbow joint is in relation with the ulnar nerve. The nerve is the largest unprotected nerve in the human body, so injury is common. This nerve is directly connected to the little finger, and the adjacent half of the ring finger, supplying the palmar side of these fingers, including both front and back of the tips, perhaps as far back as the fingernail beds. One method of injuring the nerve is to strike the medial epicondyle of the humerus from posteriorly, or inferiorly with the elbow flexed. The ulnar nerve is trapped between the bone and the overlying skin at this point. This is commonly referred to as bumping one's "funny bone". This name is thought to be a pun, based on the sound resemblance between the name of the bone of the upper arm, the "humerus" and the word "humorous". Alternatively, according to the Oxford English Dictionary it may refer to "the peculiar sensation experienced when it is struck".

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ULNAR NERVE

abducens nerve
abducent nerve
accessory nerve
cranial nerve
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facial nerve
glossopharyngeal nerve
hypoglossal nerve
lose one´s nerve
median nerve
nerve
oculomotor nerve
olfactory nerve
optic nerve
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trigeminal nerve
unnerve
vagus nerve
vestibulocochlear nerve

Synonyms and antonyms of ulnar nerve in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ulnar nerve» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

尺神经
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cubital del nervio
570 millions of speakers

English

ulnar nerve
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ulnar तंत्रिका
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

العصب الزندي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

локтевой нерв
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nervo ulnar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আল্লার স্নায়ু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nerf cubital
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saraf ulnar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ulnaris
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

尺骨神経
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

척골 신경
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ulnar nerve
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

trụ thần kinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உல்நார் நரம்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अॉलनॉर मज्जातंतू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ulnar sinir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nervo ulnare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nerw łokciowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ліктьовий нерв
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nervului ulnar
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ωλένιο νεύρο
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

ulnare senuwee
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

ulnarnerven
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

ulnar nerve
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ULNAR NERVE»

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Clinical Anesthesia
In a series of 12 inpatients with newly acquired ulnar neuropathy, Wadsworth and Williams2' determined that external compression of an ulnar nerve during surgery was a factor in only two patients. Ulnar neuropathies develop in medical as ...
Paul G. Barash, 2009
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Surgical Anatomy of the Hand and Upper Extremity
In this area, deep to the palmaris brevis, the ulnar nerve bifurcates into the deep motor branch and the superficial branch of the ulnar nerve. The point of nerve branching is approximately 1 cm distal to the proximal edge of the pisiform. Three to ...
James R. Doyle, 2003
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Examination of Peripheral Nerve Injuries: An Anatomical Approach
The ulnar artery, a branch from the brachial artery in the antecubital fossa, gradually makes its way medially to pair up with the ulnar nerve proximal to the wrist. Once together, these two structures enter the hand, with the artery lateral to the ...
Stephen Russell, 2011
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Surgery of Peripheral Nerves: A Case-Based Approach
At the elbow, the ulnar nerve runs posterior to the medial epicondyle in the postcondylar groove of the olecranon. A dense fascia forms a roof over the nerve in the postcondylar groove. The cubital tunnel begins with this fascia and ends at the ...
Rajiv Midha, Eric L. Zager, 2011
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Surgical Management of Pain
If the same procedure is done for the ulnar nerve at the wrist (i.e., opening the roof of Guyon's canal and releasing any fibrous origins of the hypothenar muscles that cross the deep motor branch), this is still a decompression of the ulnar nerve, ...
Kim J. Burchiel, 2011
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Clinical Electromyography: Nerve Conduction Studies
If these additional tests are normal, the sensory nerve comparison tests (I digit median-radial and IV digit median-ulnar nerve comparison) are performed before concluding that there is no electrophysiological evidence of carpal tunnel ...
Shin J. Oh, 2003
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Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: ...
Synonyms Cubital tunnel syndrome Tardy ulnar palsy Ulnar neuritis Compression of the ulnar nerve ICD-9 Code 354.2 Lesion of ulnar nerve decreased elbow extension (tardy ulnar palsy). Repetitive or incorrect throwing can lead to damage ...
Walter R. Frontera, Julie K. Silver, Thomas D. Rizzo, 2008
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice
ULNAR NERVE TO THENAR HYPOTHENAR MUSCLES Figure 3-5. The Martin- Gruber anastomosis is present when motor axons that normally enter the ulnar nerve in the brachial plexus travel instead in the median nerve to the level of the  ...
Joel A. DeLisa, Bruce M. Gans, Nicholas E. Walsh, 2005
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Conservative Management of Sports Injuries
sition of a throw, the pressure increases to six times the resting pressure.102 Normally the ulnar nerve is free to move in its groove longitudinally and medially. Repeated stress or injury may lead to inflammation, adhesions, and restriction of  ...
Thomas E. Hyde, Marianne S. Gengenbach, 2007
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Splinting the Hand and Upper Extremity: Principles and Process
Ulnar Nerve Injuries High Laceration Lacerations of the ulnar nerve at or above the elbow result in loss of (Fig. 19-14): • Ulnar wrist flexion. • DIP and MP flexion of RF and SF. • Abduction and adduction of all digits. • Adduction of thumb.
MaryLynn A. Jacobs, Noelle Austin, Noelle M. Austin, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ULNAR NERVE»

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Unexpected Inching Explained by an Ulnar Nerve Anatomic Variant …
Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow is the most common upper limb entrapment neuropathy after carpal tunnel syndrome, and its diagnosis is usually straightforward. «Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Jun 15»
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Royals shut down Yordano Ventura with ulnar nerve condition
Royals right-hander Yordano Ventura, who exited Friday's start after three innings with weakness in his right hand, has now been placed on the disabled list with ... «NBCSports.com, Jun 15»
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Royals place Yordano Ventura on DL with ulnar nerve condition
In a change of course, the Kansas City Royals placed starting pitcher Yordano Ventura on the disabled list with an ulnar nerve condition, the team announced. «SI.com, Jun 15»
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Royals' Yordano Ventura placed on DL with ulnar nerve condition
The Royals placed starting pitcher Yordano Ventura on the 15-day disabled list due to ulnar neuritis in his arm. Yohan Pino will start in Ventura's absence Friday ... «CBSSports.com, Jun 15»
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Jason Vargas heads to disabled list with elbow injury; Yordano …
The MRI showed no damage to his ulnar collateral ligament. ... This examination revealed irritation of his ulnar nerve due to a buildup of fluid in the elbow. «Kansas City Star, Jun 15»
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Tigers' Shane Greene has MRI on elbow, not feeling pain
Greene was pulled from Friday night's start with mild ulnar neuritis. ... the symptoms occur when the ulnar nerve in the elbow becomes compressed or irritated. «Detroit Free Press, May 15»
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Device may allow sensations in prosthetic hands
The ulnar nerve, one of three main nerves in the forearm, is the largest nerve in the body unprotected by muscle or bone and is connected to the ring finger and ... «Phys.Org, May 15»
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Henderson surgeon decompresses nerves to stop chronic pain
Dr. Tim Tollestrup, a Henderson peripheral nerve surgeon, performs surgery, .... A second surgery on his ulnar nerve near the right elbow in January 2014 was ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Mar 15»
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Flexible Fitness: Why does it hurt when I hit my 'funny bone?'
We are actually not hitting our funny bone, we are hitting a nerve in our elbow called the ulnar nerve. The ulnar nerve is one of the three major nerves in the arm ... «MetroWest Daily News, Dec 14»
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Glen Perkins and his barking elbow
First, given the nature of baseball injuries of the elbow and particularly in pitching, neurologically, we are dealing with the ulnar nerve. Given that, we can slim ... «Beyond the Box Score, Sep 14»

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