Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to the radius and the humerus: as, the radiohumeral articulation or ligament.
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- adjective anatomy Of, pertaining to, or joining the
radius andhumerus .
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Examples
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The line of the elbow-joint is not straight; the radiohumeral portion is practically at right angles to the long axis of the humerus and is situated about 2 cm. distal to the lateral epicondyle; the ulnohumeral portion is oblique, and its medial end is about 2.5 cm. distal to the medial epicondyle.
XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 12. Surface Markings of the Upper Extremity 1918
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The position of the radiohumeral joint can be ascertained by feeling for a slight groove or depression between the head of the radius and the capitulum of the humerus, at the back of the elbow-joint.
XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 11. Surface Anatomy of the Upper Extremity 1918
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