Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bolster or cushion to rest the elbow upon, as used by persons reclining at meals in Roman antiquity, and by invalids, etc.
- noun The third joint of the pedipalp of a spider. It is generally short.
- In anatomy, pertaining to the forearm, or to the ulna; antebrachial; ulnar: as, the cubital artery, nerve, vein, muscle.
- In entomology, pertaining to the cubit or cubitus of an insect's wing: as, cubital cells; the cubital rib.
- Of the length or measure of a cubit.
- Growing on the cubit, antebrachium, or forearm, as feathers of a bird's wing: as, the cubital coverts. See
covert , n., 6. - noun Same as
hypocoracoid , the lower of the two bones attached to the clavicle and supporting the actinosts in fishes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna.
- adjective Of the length of a cubit.
- noun A sleeve covering the arm from the elbow to the hand.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Of or pertaining to the
cubit orulna - adjective Measured in
cubits - noun A sleeve covering the arm from the elbow to the hand.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to the elbow
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Examples
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Medically known as cubital tunnel syndrome, cell phone elbow is numbness, tingling and pain in the forearm and hand caused by compression of the ulnar nerve, which passes along the bony bump on the inside of the elbow.
CELL PHONE ELBOW: Health Update For Cell Phone Users In The Digital Age The Huffington Post News Team 2009
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As CNN tells us, "People who have this condition, called cubital tunnel syndrome, can feel weakness in their hands and have difficulty opening jars or playing musical instruments."
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Medically known as cubital tunnel syndrome, cell phone elbow is numbness, tingling and pain in the forearm and hand caused by compression of the ulnar nerve, which passes along the bony bump on the inside of the elbow.
BusinessWeek.com -- 2009
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The Post and Courier - metropolis SC newspaperBut in extremity cases, the discompose crapper be related with a information titled cubital delve syndrome.
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But in extreme cases, the pain can be associated with a condition called cubital tunnel syndrome.
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Medically known as cubital tunnel syndrome, cell phone elbow is numbness, tingling and pain in the forearm and hand caused by compression of the ulnar nerve, which passes along the bony bump on the inside of the elbow.
CELL PHONE ELBOW: Health Update For Cell Phone Users In The Digital Age The Huffington Post News Team 2009
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You may not have heard of cubital tunnel syndrome, but you can probably imagine what causes “mobile phone elbow.”
Long-Term Talking Can Cause “Mobile Phone Elbow” | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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I actually have had multiple surgeries for cubital tunnel syndrome to feel an entrapped ulna nerve.
Long-Term Talking Can Cause “Mobile Phone Elbow” | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Severe cases of cubital tunnel syndrome can require surgery.
Doctors Seeing Increase in Patients with Cell Phone Elbow | Impact Lab 2009
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Known in medical jargon as ‘cubital tunnel syndrome’, sufferers experience weakness in their hands and have difficulty opening jars, typing, writing or playing instruments.
Doctors Seeing Increase in Patients with Cell Phone Elbow | Impact Lab 2009
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