Olecranon
/oʊˈlɛkrənɒn/noun
The bony prominence of the elbow, or the upper end of the ulna.
Did you know?Olecranon comes from Greek medical vocabulary, where it named the elbow tip long before modern anatomy standardized it.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
ōlenē
“elbow; forearm”
Ancient Greek
Greek
kranion
“head; skull”
Late Greek
Greek
ōlekranon
“the elbow tip or upper end of the ulna”
Latin
Latin
olecranon
“medical/anatomical term for the elbow prominence”
Modern English
English
olecranon
“the bony point of the elbow”