(n.) The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent.
(n.) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, and the like; a sudden turn in a line of coast or course of a river; also, an angular or jointed part of any structure, as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.
(n.) A sharp angle in any surface of wainscoting or other woodwork; the upright sides which flank any paneled work, as the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back.
(v. t.) To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another.
(v. i.) To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow.
(v. i.) To push rudely along; to elbow one's way.
Example Sentences:
(1) Compared with conservative management, better long-term success (determined by return of athletic soundness and less evidence of degenerative joint disease) was achieved with surgical curettage of elbow subchondral cystic lesions.
(2) The authors describe a new technique for evaluating traumatic conditions to the elbow: the radial head-capitellum view.
(3) Furthermore, it involved mixed clinical and histological changes of epidermal nevus from fingers to elbow.
(4) But there was a clear penalty on Diego Costa – it is a waste of time and money to have officials by the side of the goal because normally they do nothing – and David Luiz’s elbow I didn’t see, I confess.
(5) Five cases of bilateral abduction contracture of the shoulder in adults including the first case of bilateral abduction contractures of shoulder and hip plus bilateral flexion contracture of elbow and extension contracture of a knee are reported.
(6) After 3-5 days of side-arm traction, swelling had usually diminished sufficiently to allow the elbow to be safely hyperflexed to stabilize the fracture after elective closed reduction.
(7) There were no significant effects of training on the time-related contractile properties (time to peak torque, half-relaxation time), CSA, or %MUA of the elbow flexors or knee extensors.
(8) Brachial artery rupture is the usual vascular injury associated with a compound elbow dislocation.
(9) In severely impaired limbs, there was a marked shift in both the peak EMG angle and the angular domain of EMG activity for both biceps and triceps muscle groups, away from the normal elbow flexion-extension axis towards external humeral rotation and shoulder girdle elevation.
(10) The EMG activity in flexors of both shoulder and elbow showed reflex responses at short latency (approximately 25 ms).
(11) The study involved measurement of mechanical resistance of a passive limb periodical movements at the elbow joint.
(12) Whilst developing an elbow endoprosthesis, the joint forces were estimated for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
(13) Electrical and mechanical responses were evoked in the elbow flexors (EFs) of normal subjects and myopathy patients by maximal stimulation of the musculocutaneous nerve by a wire electrode in the axilla.
(14) Distal (5th finger - wrist) and proximal (wrist - elbow) sensory nerve conduction showed an insignificant increase as hyperglycemia was induced.
(15) In our view, the surgical procedure of choice for a salvage elbow is an elbow arthrodesis.
(16) Degenerative arthritis of the elbow is a poorly recognised condition, usually seen in a middle-aged man with an occupation or activity which involves the repetitive use of his dominant arm.
(17) Rheumatoid arthritis of the elbow is a common condition.
(18) The authors favor conservative treatment of tennis elbow, starting with cessation of the offending activity and prescription of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and followed by isometric and isotonic exercises when pain and inflammation have subsided.
(19) Radiographic examination revealed ankylotic changes in both wrist and elbow joints.
(20) Thirty-six per cent had axillary occlusion, 52% had a brachial lesion, and the lesion was distal to the elbow in 11%.
Not
Definition:
() Wot not; know not; knows not.
(a.) Shorn; shaven.
(adv.) A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or refusal.