(n) 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. nervus ulnaris, cubital nerve
‖n. [ L., the elbow. See Ell. ] 1. (Anat.) The postaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. See Radius. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (O. Eng. Law) An ell; also, a yard. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.; pl.Ulnaria [ NL. See Ulna. ] (Anat.) One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus, which articulates with the ulna and corresponds to the cuneiform in man. [ 1913 Webster ]