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 sacrospinous ligament runs from the sacrum to the ischial spine, and the sacrotuberous ligament runs from the sacrum 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
Projecting superiorly and anteriorly from the ischial tuberosity is a narrow segment of bone called the ischial ramus.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
A tubercle was originally a small rounded body, a little tuberosity, and at the close of the last century the specific tubercle was distinguished from other rounded nodules.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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