What is "cubital"

Cubital \Cu"bit*al\ (k?"b?t-al), a. [L. cubitalis.]

1. Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna; as, the cubital nerve; the cubital artery; the cubital muscle.

2. Of the length of a cubit.
   --Sir. T. Browne.

Cubital \Cu"bit*al\, n. A sleeve covering the arm from the elbow to the hand.
--Crabb.

a. 1 (context anatomy English) Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna 2 (context entomology English) Of or pertaining to the cubitus and/or the areas of the wing next to it 3 Measured in cubits 4 Of the length of a cubit. n. A sleeve covering the arm from the elbow to the hand.

adj. of or relating to the elbow

Cubital relates to the cubit or ulna and may refer to:

• Cubital fossa, the triangular area on the anterior view of the elbow joint of the arm
• Cubital index, the ratio of two of the wing vein segments of honeybees
• Cubital tunnel, channel which allows the Ulnar nerve (commonly known as the "funny bone") to travel over the elbow
• Median cubital vein, superficial vein of the upper limb