tuberosity
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of tuberosity
From the Medieval Latin word tūberōsitās, dating back to 1535–45. See tuberose 2, -ity
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You can feel the ischial tuberosity if you wiggle your pelvis against the seat of a chair.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The large, roughened area of the inferior ischium is the ischial tuberosity.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
On the proximal radius, the narrowed region below the head is the neck; distal to this is the radial tuberosity.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The tibial tuberosity is an elevated area on the anterior side of the tibia, near its proximal end.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The superior is formed by the gluteal muscles; the inferior corresponds to the tuberosity of the ischium.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
The ischial tuberosities of females are also farther apart, which increases the size of the pelvic outlet.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In a column on the benefits of exercise, he scolded sloths: "Don't just sit on your ischial tuberosities, watching hired professionals play " Down to the Tegument.
From Time Magazine Archive
The superior extremity is thick, and expands in forming three tuberosities: two lateral and an anterior.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
All have dark brown nuptial tuberosities on the pollex.
From A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico by Duellman, William E.
Males have dark brown horny nuptial tuberosities on the thumb.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.
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