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funny-bone

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funny-bone

Popular name for that part of the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes behind the medial condyle (knuckle) of the humerus. A blow on this point causes a tingling, pricking sensation down the whole length of the nerve to the ulnar side of the hand, followed by numbness.



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I had smashed his funny-bone against the rock before he could blaze again; the revolver fell with a rattle, but without going off; in an instant I had it tight, and the little swine at my mercy at last.
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