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tuberosity

[ too-buh-ros-i-tee, tyoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural tu·ber·os·i·ties.

a rough projection or protuberance of a bone, as for the attachment of a muscle.

tuberosity

/ ˌtjuːbəˈrɒsɪtɪ /

From the Medieval Latin word tūberōsitās, dating back to 1535–45. See tuberose ², -ity

The dorsal (oblique) ligament is attached above to the distal tuberosity on the inner side of the tibia.

In fractures of the angle of the ilium and the ischial tuberosity, perceptible evidence always exists.

Trochiter, trok′i-tėr, n. the greater tuberosity of the humerus, admitting several of the muscles of the shoulders.

At its posterior end externally it bears a rather prominent roughened ischial tuberosity (fig. 78, A, 10).

The great tuberosity is always large and often overhangs the bicipital groove, it is especially large in Titanotherium (Brontops).

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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