anconeus

English

Alternative forms
  • anconaeus, anconæus

Etymology

From New Latin anconaeus, derived from an adjective formation **ἀγκωναῖος (**ankōnaîos) the Ancient Greek etymon of ancōn (“elbow”) could have had.

Noun

anconeus (plural anconei)

  1. (anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.

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Further reading
  • Hyrtl, Joseph (1880) Onomatologia anatomica – Geschichte und Kritik der anatomischen Sprache der Gegenwart, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung ihrer Barbarismen, Widersinnigkeiten, Tropen, und grammatikalischen Fehler‎ (in German), Wien: Wilhelm Braumüller, pages 30–31
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