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cubit
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Cubit
(gcide) | Cubit \Cu"bit\ (k[=u]"b[i^]t), n. [L. cubitum, cubitus; elbow,
ell, cubit, fr. (because the elbow serves for leaning upon)
cubare to lie down, recline; cf. Gr. ky`biton elbow, ky`ptein
to bend, stoop, kyfo`s bent, stooping, humpbacked. Cf.
Incumbent, Covey.]
1. (Anat.) The forearm; the ulna, a bone of the arm extending
from elbow to wrist. [Obs.]
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2. A measure of length, being the distance from the elbow to
the extremity of the middle finger.
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Note: The cubit varies in length in different countries, the
Roman cubit being 17.47 inches, the Greek 18.20, the
Hebrew somewhat longer, and the English 18 inches.
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cubit
(wn) | cubit
n 1: an ancient unit of length based on the length of the
forearm |
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cubit
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cubital
(encz) | cubital,loketní Zdeněk Brož |
cubital joint
(encz) | cubital joint, n: |
cubital nerve
(encz) | cubital nerve, n: |
cubitiere
(encz) | cubitiere, n: |
cubitus
(encz) | cubitus, n: |
decubitus
(encz) | decubitus,proleženina [med.] |
decubitus ulcer
(encz) | decubitus ulcer, n: |
musculus articularis cubiti
(encz) | musculus articularis cubiti, n: |
Cubital
(gcide) | Cubital \Cu"bit*al\ (k?"b?t-al), a. [L. cubitalis.]
1. Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna; as, the cubital
nerve; the cubital artery; the cubital muscle.
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2. Of the length of a cubit. --Sir. T. Browne.
[1913 Webster]Cubital \Cu"bit*al\, n.
A sleeve covering the arm from the elbow to the hand.
--Crabb.
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Cubited
(gcide) | Cubited \Cu"bit*ed\, a.
Having the measure of a cubit.
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Decubitus
(gcide) | Decubitus \De*cu"bi*tus\, n. [NL., fr. L. de- + cubare, to lie
down: cf. F. d['e]cubitus.] (Med.)
An attitude assumed in lying down; as, the dorsal decubitus.
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Discubitory
(gcide) | Discubitory \Dis*cu"bi*to*ry\, a. [L. discumbere, discubitum, to
lie down, recline at table; dis- + cumbere (in comp.) to lie
down.]
Leaning; fitted for a reclining posture. [Obs.] --Sir T.
Browne.
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Excubitorium
(gcide) | Excubitorium \Ex*cu`bi*to"ri*um\, n. [LL. excubitorium; ex out +
cubare, cubitum, to lie.] (Eccl. Antiq.)
A gallery in a church, where persons watched all night.
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Incubiture
(gcide) | Incubiture \In*cu"bi*ture\ (?; 135), n. [Cf. L. incubitus.]
Incubation. [Obs.] --J. Ellis.
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Lanius excubitor
(gcide) | Shrike \Shrike\, n. [Akin to Icel. skr[imac]kja a shrieker, the
shrike, and E. shriek; cf. AS. scr[imac]c a thrush. See
Shriek, v. i.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of oscinine birds of the family
Laniidae, having a strong hooked bill, toothed at the tip.
Most shrikes are insectivorous, but the common European gray
shrike (Lanius excubitor), the great northern shrike
(Lanius borealis), and several others, kill mice, small
birds, etc., and often impale them on thorns, and are, on
that account called also butcher birds. See under
Butcher.
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Note: The ant shrikes, or bush shrikes, are clamatorial birds
of the family Formicaridae. The cuckoo shrikes of the
East Indies and Australia are Oscines of the family
Campephagidae. The drongo shrikes of the same regions
belong to the related family Dicruridae. See
Drongo.
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Crow shrike. See under Crow.
Shrike thrush.
(a) Any one of several species of Asiatic timaline birds of
the genera Thamnocataphus, Gampsorhynchus, and
allies.
(b) Any one of several species of shrikelike Australian
singing birds of the genus Colluricincla.
Shrike tit.
(a) Any one of several Australian birds of the genus
Falcunculus, having a strong toothed bill and sharp
claws. They creep over the bark of trees, like titmice,
in search of insects.
(b) Any one of several species of small Asiatic birds
belonging to Allotrius, Pteruthius, Cutia,
Leioptila, and allied genera, related to the true tits.
Called also hill tit.
Swallow shrike. See under Swallow.
[1913 Webster]butcher bird \butcher bird\, butcher-bird \butcher-bird\,
butcherbird \butcherbird\n.
1. (Zool.) any species of shrike of the genus Lanius, so
called because they impale their prey on thorns.
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2. (Zool.) large carnivorous Australian bird with the
shrikelike habit of impaling prey on thorns.
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Note: The Lanius excubitor is the common butcher bird of
Europe. In England, the bearded tit is sometimes called
the lesser butcher bird. The American species are
Lanius borealis, or northern butcher bird, and
Lanius Ludovicianus or loggerhead shrike. The name
butcher bird is derived from its habit of suspending
its prey impaled upon thorns, after killing it.
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antecubital
(wn) | antecubital
adj 1: of or relating to the region of the arm in front of the
elbow; "blood was drawn from the antecubital region" |
articulatio cubiti
(wn) | articulatio cubiti
n 1: hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the
corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped [syn:
elbow, elbow joint, human elbow, cubitus, {cubital
joint}, articulatio cubiti] |
cubit
(wn) | cubit
n 1: an ancient unit of length based on the length of the
forearm |
cubital
(wn) | cubital
adj 1: of or relating to the elbow |
cubital joint
(wn) | cubital joint
n 1: hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the
corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped [syn:
elbow, elbow joint, human elbow, cubitus, {cubital
joint}, articulatio cubiti] |
cubital nerve
(wn) | cubital nerve
n 1: a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing
near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and
the skin of the medial side of the hand [syn: {ulnar
nerve}, cubital nerve, nervus ulnaris] |
cubitiere
(wn) | cubitiere
n 1: body armor that protects the elbow |
cubitus
(wn) | cubitus
n 1: hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the
corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped [syn:
elbow, elbow joint, human elbow, cubitus, {cubital
joint}, articulatio cubiti]
2: the arm from the elbow to the fingertips |
decubitus
(wn) | decubitus
n 1: a reclining position (as in a bed) |
decubitus ulcer
(wn) | decubitus ulcer
n 1: a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on
it (as in bedridden patients) [syn: bedsore, {pressure
sore}, decubitus ulcer] |
lanius excubitor
(wn) | Lanius excubitor
n 1: a common European butcherbird [syn: European shrike,
Lanius excubitor] |
lanius ludovicianus excubitorides
(wn) | Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides
n 1: a butcherbird of western North America; grey with white
underparts [syn: white-rumped shrike, {Lanius
ludovicianus excubitorides}] |
musculus articularis cubiti
(wn) | musculus articularis cubiti
n 1: a small branch of the triceps that inserts into the capsule
of the elbow joint |
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