English noun: funny bone | |||
1. | funny bone (body) a point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the surface; a sharp tingling sensation results when the nerve is knocked against the bone | ||
Samples | The funny bone is not humerus. | ||
Synonyms | crazy bone | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cubital nerve, nervus ulnaris, ulnar nerve | ||
Part meronym | articulatio cubiti, cubital joint, cubitus, elbow, elbow joint, human elbow | ||