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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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.
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Projecting superiorly and anteriorly from the ischial tuberosity is a narrow segment of bone called the ischial ramus.
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At its proximal end, the posterior shaft has the gluteal tuberosity, a roughened area extending inferiorly from the greater trochanter.
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The latter, which is more considerable than the preceding portion, arises above from the sacral crest, from the aponeurosis which envelops the coccygeal muscles, from the sacro-sciatic ligament, and from the tuberosity of the ischium.
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.
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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.
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The tuberosities may be implicated in other fractures in this region and in dislocation of the shoulder; and either of them may be separated by muscular contraction or by direct violence.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
The superior extremity is enlarged, and remarkable in three portions which it presents; these are: an articular surface and two tuberosities.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
On the skeleton of the horse in the École des Beaux-Arts, the distance which separates the tuberosities of the ischia is 225 millimetres; that between the two spines of each iliac bone is 25 centimetres.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
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