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View synonyms for tuberosity
tuberosity
[ too-buh-ros-i-tee, tyoo- ]
noun
, plural tu·ber·os·i·ties.
- a rough projection or protuberance of a bone, as for the attachment of a muscle.
tuberosity
/ ˌtjuːbəˈrɒsɪtɪ /
noun
- any protuberance on a bone, esp for the attachment of a muscle or ligament
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tuberosity1
From the Medieval Latin word tūberōsitās, dating back to 1535–45. See tuberose 2, -ity
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Example Sentences
The dorsal (oblique) ligament is attached above to the distal tuberosity on the inner side of the tibia.
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In fractures of the angle of the ilium and the ischial tuberosity, perceptible evidence always exists.
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Trochiter, trok′i-tėr, n. the greater tuberosity of the humerus, admitting several of the muscles of the shoulders.
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At its posterior end externally it bears a rather prominent roughened ischial tuberosity (fig. 78, A, 10).
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The great tuberosity is always large and often overhangs the bicipital groove, it is especially large in Titanotherium (Brontops).
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