‖ subanconeus Anat.
(ˌsʌbæŋkəʊˈniːəs)
Also -æus.
[mod.L. (sc. musculus), f. sub- sub- 1 d + ancōn = Gr. ἀγκών elbow.]
A small muscle arising from the triceps and humerus above the elbow-joint and inserted in the posterior ligament of the elbow. Hence ˌsubancoˈneous a.
| 1848 Quain's Anat. (ed. 5) I. 330 On removing the triceps from the lower part of the humerus, some muscular fibres will be found connected with the capsule of the elbow-joint. Two slips extending from the bone above the fossa for the olecranon to the capsule have been described as distinct from the triceps, under the name sub-anconæus. 1887 Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. V. 45 Subanconeous [muscle]. This consists of a few muscular fibres. |