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(ăṉ′kŏm)

Noun.

;

L. pl.

Ancones

[L., fr. Gr.

ἀγκών

the bent arm, elbow; any hook or bend.]

(Anat.)

The olecranon, or the elbow.

Ancon sheep

(Zool.)

a breed of sheep with short crooked legs and long back. It originated in Massachusetts in 1791; – called also the

otter breed

Noun.

[L. ancon; Gr. the elbow.]

The olecranon, the upper end of the ulna, or elbow.

See also: ancon and Ancon

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