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ULNAR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or near the ulna

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

ulna (the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm)

Derivation:

ulna (the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm)

Credits

 Context examples: 

A muscle originating at the humeral and ulnar heads and inserted at the base of the fifth metacarpal bone that controls the extension and abduction of the wrist toward the ulna.

(Extensor Carpi Ulnaris, NCI Thesaurus)