tuberosity
Americannoun
plural
tuberositiesnoun
Etymology
Origin of tuberosity
From the Medieval Latin word tūberōsitās, dating back to 1535–45. See tuberose 2, -ity
Example Sentences
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The large, roughened area of the inferior ischium is the ischial tuberosity.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The sacrum is also attached to the hip bone by the sacrospinous ligament, which spans the sacrum to the ischial spine, and the sacrotuberous ligament, which runs from the sacrum to the ischial tuberosity.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Projecting superiorly and anteriorly from the ischial tuberosity is a narrow segment of bone called the ischial ramus.
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On the posterior shaft of the femur is the gluteal tuberosity proximally and the linea aspera in the mid-shaft region.
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In the hind-leg, the perforated tendon is a continuation of that of the plantaris, passing pulley-wise over the tuberosity of the calcaneum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
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