tuberosity
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On the proximal radius, the narrowed region below the head is the neck; distal to this is the radial 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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Together, these form the single ischiopubic ramus, which extends from the pubic body to the ischial tuberosity.
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The sacrospinous ligament spans the sacrum to the ischial spine, and the sacrotuberous ligament spans the sacrum to the ischial tuberosity.
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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
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.
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Fractures of the tuberosities of the upper end of the bone, the great trochanter, may be identified by the deformity, the swelling, the impossibility of rotation, and the dragging of the leg in walking.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
The head of the humerus in the human body projects above the tuberosities.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
Between the two tuberosities is the bicipital groove.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
