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Meanings of elbow in English

Russian
локоть
Portuguese
cotovelo
Spanish
articulatio cubiti
Catalan
colze
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Synovial hinge joint between the humerus in the upper arm and the radius and ulna in the forearm.

          Related terms
          локоть
          Portuguese
          cotovelo
          Catalan
          colze
          Spanish
          codo

          Hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.

                cotovelo
                Usage of elbow in English
                1
                However, this common procedure has the potential to decrease elbow flexion strength.
                Pubmed
                2
                Physical abuse includes, but is not limited to: Striking with the elbow.
                The South African
                3
                Use the Wardoff power of the right elbow to meet the opponent.
                Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan
                4
                My left breast pressed lightly into his right arm, behind the elbow.
                Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
                5
                Cubital Tunnel Syndrome I fell last year and hurt my left elbow.
                The Irish Times
                6
                His free hand slipped up her arm to just past her elbow.
                It Must Be Love
                7
                Then proceed in the same way from the elbow to the wrist.
                The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Volume 2
                8
                Come with me...' She takes Gregory into custody, hand squeezing his elbow.
                Wolf hall
                9
                Return to resting position, and then raise knees to the right elbow.
                Climbing Magazine
                10
                Yin injured her elbow in the opening rounds and could not continue.
                The Irish Times
                11
                Bresnan appears to have made a good recovery after his elbow operation.
                The Guardian
                12
                These fractures with concomitant elbow injuries are exceedingly rare in young children.
                Pubmed
                13
                My left arm was hyperextended, pointing the wrong way at the elbow.
                Rock and Ice Magazine
                14
                Former football reporter Ray Gatt chimed in, adding: Just saw the elbow.
                News.com.au
                15
                He played despite missing practices during the week with an elbow injury.
                Reuters
                16
                And so your argument is out at the elbow in the start.
                The Deerslayer
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                Translations for elbow
                Portuguese
                cotovelo
                Catalan
                colze
                Elbow through the time
                Elbow across language varieties
                Canada
                Common
                United States of America
                Common
                United Kingdom
                Common
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