anconeusnoun [ C ]
uk/æŋˈkəʊ.ni.əs/us/æŋˈkoʊ.ni.əs/plural anconei specializeda small muscle of the elbow and forearm
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The arm
- acromial
- acromioclavicular
- acromion
- alar
- antebrachial
- appendage
- forearm
- glenohumeral
- glenoid
- infraglenoid
- infraspinatous
- infraspinatus
- supraclavicular
- supraglenoid
- suprascapular
- supraspinatous
- supraspinatus
- triceps
- ulna
- underarm
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Examples from literature
- If the lesion is high up, as it is, for example, in crutch paralysis, the triceps and anconeus may also suffer.