tuberosity
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The large, roughened area of the inferior ischium is the ischial tuberosity.
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A common example is the deltoid muscle of the shoulder, which covers the shoulder but has a single tendon that inserts on the deltoid tuberosity of the humerus.
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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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Trochiter, trok′i-tėr, n. the greater tuberosity of the humerus, admitting several of the muscles of the shoulders.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
The ischial tuberosities of females are also farther apart, which increases the size of the pelvic outlet.
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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
When the great tuberosity is torn off, considerable antero-posterior broadening of the shoulder may be recognised by grasping the region of the tuberosities between the fingers and thumb.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
These tuberosities decay more or less rapidly and deeply, and when they rot deeply cause enfeeblement or death to the vine.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick
These tuberosities are visible under the skin which covers the superior and lateral parts of the region known as the knee; but which, we again repeat, is no other than the wrist.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
