tuberosity
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Inferior to this point on the medial side is the radial tuberosity, an oval-shaped, bony protuberance that serves as a muscle attachment point.
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.
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The proximal ulna also has the olecranon process, forming an expanded posterior region, and the coronoid process and ulnar tuberosity on its anterior aspect.
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The tibial tuberosity is an elevated area on the anterior side of the tibia, near its proximal end.
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We further note a muscle of the same kind, and presenting the same aspect, which comes 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.
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
Between the two tuberosities is the bicipital groove.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
The perineum was deep and the tuberosities of the ischii unnaturally approximated.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
Ratings as to resistance of species are usually made from the size and number of the tuberosities, though when these are found producing a scab-like wound which scales off, there may be high resisting power.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick
