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Radius

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Noun

der Radius

radius (bone)

C1 rank #6,862 plural Radien

Meanings

Noun
  1. radius (bone)
  2. radius (line segment)
  3. radius (length of that line segment)

Example sentence

Auf dem Röntgenbild ist ein Bruch am Radius zu sehen.

On the X-ray a fracture of the radius can be seen.

Word forms

singular der Radius
plural die Radien

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Radius
Accusativeden Radius
Dativedem Radius
Genitivedes Radius

Plural

Nominativedie Radien
Accusativedie Radien
Dativeden Radien
Genitiveder Radien

Usage

  • Radius / Speiche — the anatomical radius / its ordinary German bone name
  • ein Bruch des Radius — a fracture of the radius; genitive names the affected bone
Extra sentence

Auf dem Anatomiemodell ist der Radius blau markiert.

The radius is marked in blue on the anatomy model.