antecubital

Before the elbow

Antecubital refers to the front of the elbow—the inner crease where the arm bends.

The term is medical, appearing most often in contexts involving blood draws or IV insertion: The nurse found a vein in the antecubital fossa.

The fossa is the shallow depression at the bend of the arm.

anatomy

fossa

Anatomical depression or hollow

biceps · triceps · humerus · ulna · radius · tendon · ligament · muscle · flexion · pronation

venipuncture

phlebotomy

Extracting blood medically

tourniquet · phlebotomist · needle · syringe · vascular · IV · injection · puncture · plasma · hematology

Opposites
anatomical position relative to elbow

antecubitalpopliteal

Behind the knee joint

Family

ante, cubital, cubit, antecedent, anterior, anticipate, antechamber, antedate, antebellum

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