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FUNNY BONE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the surface; a sharp tingling sensation results when the nerve is knocked against the bone

Example:

the funny bone is not humerus

Synonyms:

crazy bone; funny bone

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("funny bone" is a kind of...):

cubital nerve; nervus ulnaris; ulnar nerve (a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and the skin of the medial side of the hand)

Holonyms ("funny bone" is a part of...):

articulatio cubiti; cubital joint; cubitus; elbow; elbow joint; human elbow (hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped)

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