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Noun: elbow joint
  1. Hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
    "The elbow joint allows for flexion and extension of the arm"; "The human elbow joint allows for flexion and extension of the arm";
    - elbow, human elbow, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubiti

Derived forms: elbow joints

Type of: ginglymoid joint, ginglymus, hinge joint

Part of: arm

Encyclopedia: Elbow joint