ULNAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ulnar mean? 

• ULNAR (adjective)
  The adjective ULNAR has 1 sense:

1. relating to or near the ulna

  Familiarity information: ULNAR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ULNAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or near the ulna

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

ulna (the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm)

Derivation:

ulna (the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm)

 Context examples 

A blood vessel containing deoxygenated blood formed by the joining of the anterior and posterior ulnar veins.

(Common Ulnar Vein, NCI Thesaurus)

Either of three arteries including the common interosseous artery which arises from the ulnar artery and bifurcates into the anterior and posterior interosseous arteries.

(Interosseous Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

The continuation of the axillary artery; it branches into the radial and ulnar arteries.

(Brachial Artery, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

An artery originating at the axillary artery and branching into the radial and ulnar arteries.

(Brachial Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

Four muscles in the hand between the metacarpal bones originating on the radial side of the metacarpal as well as the ulnar side of the previous metacarpal.

(Dorsal Hand Interosseous Muscle, NCI Thesaurus)

A muscle in the forearm running from the humeral and ulnar heads to the ulnar side of the wrist that flexes and abducts the hand toward the ulna.

(Flexor Carpi Ulnaris, NCI Thesaurus)

It arises from the radial artery and forms an anastomosis with the ulnar anterior carpal artery.

(Anterior Carpal Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical signs include Horner's syndrome, shoulder pain radiating down the arm in the ulnar distribution followed by edema and atrophy of the affected extremity.

(Pancoast Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

An arched blood vessel arising from the terminal portion of the radial artery and the ulnar artery located on the bases of the metacarpal bones.

(Deep Palmar Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

Deep vein of the upper arm that forms at the junction of the radial and ulnar veins and ends at the inferior border of the teres major.

(Brachial Vein, NCI Thesaurus)