tuberosity
Americannoun
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tuberosities
plural
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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The deltoid tuberosity is a roughened, V-shaped region located on the lateral side in the middle of the humerus shaft.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
At its proximal end, the posterior shaft has the gluteal tuberosity, a roughened area extending inferiorly from the greater trochanter.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The sacrospinous ligament spans the sacrum to the ischial spine, and the sacrotuberous ligament spans the sacrum to the ischial tuberosity.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The large, roughened area of the inferior ischium is the ischial tuberosity.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The peroneus longus arises from the external tuberosity of the tibia; towards the middle of the leg it is replaced by a tendon.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
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
These tuberosities decay more or less rapidly and deeply, and when they rot deeply cause enfeeblement or death to the vine.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick
Between the two tuberosities is the bicipital groove.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
Fractures of the tuberosities of the upper end of the bone, the great trochanter, may be identified by the deformity, the swelling, the impossibility of rotation, and the dragging of the leg in walking.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
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