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tuberosity

[too-buh-ros-i-tee, tyoo-] / ˌtu bəˈrɒs ɪ ti, ˈtyu- /


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The patellar ligament attaches to the tibial tuberosity.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The large, roughened area of the inferior ischium is the ischial 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

Projecting superiorly and anteriorly from the ischial tuberosity is a narrow segment of bone called the ischial ramus.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

As in man, the great tuberosity does not reach so high as the humeral head, but it approaches more nearly to that level.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard




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