Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cubitus

2 senses of cubitus

Sense 1
elbow, elbow joint, human elbow, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubiti -- (hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped)
       => hinge joint, ginglymus, ginglymoid joint -- (a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane)

Sense 2
cubitus -- (the arm from the elbow to the fingertips)
       => limb -- (one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper)