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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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
Just below this on the anterior ulna is a roughened area called the ulnar tuberosity.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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 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
This superior extremity presents, internally, a tuberosity into which the biceps is inserted; this is the bicipital tuberosity; and on the other side is another tuberosity, which is a little more prominent than the preceding.
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
As a rule, however, the fracture passes laterally and implicates the tuberosities.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
Of the tuberosities of the head of the humerus, one is situated on the external aspect—it is the great tuberosity, or trochiter; the other is placed internally—it is the small tuberosity, or trochin.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
The superior extremity is thick, and expands in forming three tuberosities: two lateral and an anterior.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
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