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ulna vs ulnar - RaeRae

Posted: Apr 12, 2011

Sounds like "ulna 3 joints of her hand" but ulnar makes more sense since that is talking about more than one bone and ulna is in reference to just 1 bone. Any ideas on where to look would be great. Thanks

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Ulnar is just the adjective of ulna; it doesn't mean you are talking about a greater number of bones.(!) Whether you use ulna or ulnar, you are still talking about one bone.

The forearm has two bones: ulna and radius.

If they are saying "ulnar 3 joints of her hand", they are referring to the joints of the hand that relate to the ulna rather than the radius.

Thanks for clarification - RaeRae

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Thanks for the help and info.

yw! - nm

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ulnar is correct - sweetgirlsmom

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Ulna is a valid word. Ulnar is the same word in a different form. It is acceptable to use another form of the same word if the sentence construction justifies it. When I do that, I always look up the word and verify that ulnar is referring to ulna. Sometimes words sound alike so you shouldn't assume it is right. Always look it up.

I do change things like femur to femoral, abdomen to abdominal, pelvis to pelvic. I do not change things to different words. Kidney to renal or nephric. Liver to hepatic or hepar. That would be putting words into the doctor's mouth and possibly changing the meaning.

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