Cubital
Cubital: 1. Pertaining to the elbow.
2. Pertaining to the forearm and hand.
3. Pertaining to the ulna.
From the Latin cubitum meaning elbow or cubit. The cubit was a unit of length based on the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger.
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Cubital tunnel: The opening between the two heads of a muscle through which the ulnar nerve passes at the elbow and enters the forearm. (The muscle is called the flexor carpi ulnaris.) Compression of the ulnar nerve in this passageway results in the cubital tunnel syndrome.
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Cubital tunnel syndrome: A form of mononeuropathy due to compression or other injury of the ulnar nerve at the elbow. Symptoms of the cubital tunnel syndrome may include pain and numbness along the ulnar aspect (the little finger side) of the hand and forearm, and weakness of the hand.
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Cubitus: 1. The elbow. 2. The forearm and hand. 3. The ulna. From the Latin cubitus meaning elbow. The adjective is cubital.
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Cubitus valgus: A deformity of the elbow resulting in an increased carrying angle (so that, with the arm extended at the side and the palm facing forward, the forearm and hand are held at greater than 15 degrees). Cubitus valgus can be due to a congenital malformation, as in Turner syndrome and Noonan syndrome, or […]
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Cubitus varus: A deformity of the elbow resulting in a decreased carrying angle (so that, with the arm extended at the side and the palm facing forward, the forearm and hand are held at less than 5 degrees). There is deviation of the forearm toward the midline of the body. Cubitus is the Latin word […]