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forearm bone

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Either of the two bones, i.e. ulna and radius, that make up the skeletal part of the forearm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Examples

  • (Anatomy course supervisor) And put those forearm bones away will you, we are finished with'em.

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noun

Meaning 2

The ulna or the fused ulna and radius, which may be the sole bone of the forelimb or the strongest bone of the forelimb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: voorarmbeen — human forearm bone
  • German: Unterarmknochen — human forearm bone
  • Hungarian: alkarcsont — human forearm bone