ulna

/ˈʌlnə/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈʌlnə/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈəl-nə How to pronounce ulna (audio)/ (ame, mw)

ulna — noun

  • ulnasingular
  • ulnaeplural

1. the bone in the forearm on the same side as the little finger, running from the

1.名詞B2
釋義

the bone in the forearm on the same side as the little finger, running from the elbow to the wrist and longer than the radius

例句

Ignacio snapped his ulna when he fell from his bicycle last Tuesday.

snap + [bone]: sudden break from impact or fall

The X-ray showed a thin crack running the length of Maja's left ulna.

常見錯誤

I broke my ulna on the thumb side of my arm.
I broke my radius on the thumb side of my arm.
💡the ulna is on the little-finger side; the radius is on the thumb side.