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 patellar ligament attaches to the tibial tuberosity.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The sacrum is also joined to the hip bone by the sacrospinous ligament, which attaches to the ischial spine, and the sacrotuberous ligament, which attaches to the ischial tuberosity.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
This large opening is defined by the inferior margin of the pubic symphysis anteriorly, and the ischiopubic ramus, the ischial tuberosity, the sacrotuberous ligament, and the inferior tip of the coccyx posteriorly.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Together, these form the single ischiopubic ramus, which extends from the pubic body to the ischial tuberosity.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The first, the more developed, is attached to the internal surface of the inferior extremity of the femur; the second to the internal tuberosity of the tibia.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
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