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Noun: crazy bone  krey-zee bown
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: funny bone)
  1. 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
    "the crazy bone is not humerus";
    - funny bone [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: crazy bones

Type of: cubital nerve, nervus ulnaris, ulnar nerve

Part of: articulatio cubiti, cubital joint, cubitus, elbow, elbow joint, human elbow