gluteal tuberosity
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Related to gluteal tuberosity: gluteus medius, linea aspera
glu·te·al tu·ber·os·i·ty
[TA]the roughened area of insertion on the upper portion of the shaft of the femur of the deep, lesser part of the gluteus maximus muscle; when markedly developed, this tuberosity is called the third trochanter.
See also: third trochanter.
See also: third trochanter.
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glu·te·al tu·ber·os·i·ty
(glū-tē'ăl tū'bĕr-os'i-tē) [TA]The roughened area of insertion on the upper portion of the shaft of the femur of the deep, lesser part of the gluteus maximus muscle; when markedly developed, this tuberosity is called the third trochanter.
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