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tuberosity

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The dorsal (oblique) ligament is attached above to the distal tuberosity on the inner side of the tibia.

In fractures of the angle of the ilium and the ischial tuberosity, perceptible evidence always exists.

Trochiter, trok′i-tėr, n. the greater tuberosity of the humerus, admitting several of the muscles of the shoulders.

At its posterior end externally it bears a rather prominent roughened ischial tuberosity (fig. 78, A, 10).

The great tuberosity is always large and often overhangs the bicipital groove, it is especially large in Titanotherium (Brontops).

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On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tuberosity, such as: lump, nodule, wart, blob, bump, and bunch.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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