tuberosity (redirected from tuberosities)

tuberosity /tu·be·ros·i·ty/ (-te) an elevation or protuberance, especially one on a bone where a muscle is attached.

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tu·ber·os·i·ty (tb-rs-t)

n.

1. The quality or condition of being tuberous.

2. A projection or protuberance, especially one at the end of a bone for the attachment of a muscle or tendon.

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tuberosity

[t(y)o̅o̅′bəros′itē]

Etymology: L, tuber

an elevation or protuberance, especially of a bone.

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tuberosity [too″bĕ-ros´ĭ-te]

an elevation or protuberance, especially one on a bone where a muscle is attached; see also tuber and tubercle.

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tuberosity (toobros´itē),

n a protuberance or elevation from the surface, usually of a bone.

tuberosity, maxillary,

n the most distal aspect of the maxillary alveolar process, with its posterior border curving upward and distally.

tuberosity reduction,

n a surgical excision of excessive fibrous or bony tissue in the area of the maxillary tuberosity before the construction of prosthetic appliances.

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tuberosity

an elevation or protuberance.

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deltoid tuberosity

a prominence on the lateral aspect of the humerus; the point of attachment of the deltoid muscle.

facial tuberosity

a discrete elevation on the maxilla of cows which serves as an attachment for the rostral part of the masseter muscle.

ischial tuberosity

the pin bone; the most caudal process of the ischium.

olecranon tuberosity

the free end of the ulna; point of attachment of the triceps brachii muscle.

radial tuberosity

a rough patch on the cranial aspect of the proximal end of the radius.

tibial tuberosity

prominent tuberosity protruding from the cranial aspect of the proximal end of the tibia onto which the patellar ligament inserts.