[ noun ] process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended <noun.body>
Olecranon \O*lec"ra*non\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? elbow + krani`on the head.] (Anat.) The large process at the proximal end of the ulna which projects behind the articulation with the humerus and forms the bony prominence of the elbow.