cubitus /cu·bi·tus/ (ku´bit-us)
1. elbow.
2. the upper limb distal to the humerus: the elbow, forearm, and hand.
3. ulna.cu´bital
cubitus val´gus deformity of the elbow in which it deviates away from the midline of the body when extended. 
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(A) Cubitus varus; (B) cubitus valgus.
cubitus va´rus deformity of the elbow in which it deviates toward the midline of the body when extended.
(A) Cubitus varus; (B) cubitus valgus.
cubitus val·gus (v l g s)n. A deformity of the elbow in which the forearm deviates away from the midline of the body when extended. |
cubitus
the forelimb distal to the humerus; includes the elbow, forearm, paw.
cubitus valgus
a deformity of the elbow in which it deviates away from the midline of the body when extended.
cubitus varus
a deformity of the elbow in which it deviates towards the midline of the body when extended.
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