olecranon
/oʊˈlɛkɹəˌnɑn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Mr. Fletcher, of Liverpool, reported a case of bony union of both olecranons, verified by examination after death. The patient, a boy 16 years old, was admitted to the hospital May 19, 1850, having fractured both olecranons a short time before by falling over some timber."
- "Suspensory animals have extremely small olecrana, because of a minimal need for forearm extension, which is achieved by gravity."
- "The subcutaneous location of the olecranon makes it vulnerable to trauma.⁷ Isolated fractures of the olecranon comprise approximately 10% of fractures about the elbow,^(26,38) with an estimated incidence of 1.08 per 10,000 person-years."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē) Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂sō Proto-Hellenic *kárahə Ancient Greek *κρᾱν- (*krān-) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐ́ον (-ĭ́on) Ancient Greek κρᾱνίον (krāníon) Ancient Greek ὠλέκρανον (ōlékranon)bor. English olecranon Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὠλέκρανον (ōlékranon).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /oʊˈlɛkɹəˌnɑn/
- British English: /əˈlɛkɹənən/