- bicipital tuberosity
- bicipital tuberosity n the rough eminence which is on the anterior inner aspect of the neck of the radius and into which the tendon of the biceps is inserted
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tuberositas radii.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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tuberositas radii.Medical dictionary. 2011.
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