- deltoid tuberosity
- deltoid tuberosity n a rough triangular bump on the outer side of the middle of the humerus that is the site of insertion of the deltoid
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tuberositas deltoidea.
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deltoid tuberosity
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Deltoid tuberosity — Bone: Deltoid tuberosity Left humerus. Anterior view. (Deltoideus labeled at center right.) Latin tuberositas deltoidea humeri Gray s … Wikipedia
deltoid tuberosity — noun a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches • Syn: ↑deltoid eminence • Hypernyms: ↑tuberosity, ↑tubercle, ↑eminence • Part Holonyms: ↑humerus * * * … Useful english dictionary
Deltoid — (delta shaped) can refer to: The deltoid muscle, a muscle in the shoulder Kite (geometry), also known as a deltoid, a type of quadrilateral A deltoid curve, a three sided hypocycloid A leaf shape The deltoid tuberosity, a part of the humerus See… … Wikipedia
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deltoid eminence — noun a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches • Syn: ↑deltoid tuberosity • Hypernyms: ↑tuberosity, ↑tubercle, ↑eminence • Part Holonyms: ↑humerus … Useful english dictionary
Deltoid — The muscle, roughly triangular in shape, that stretches from the clavicle (collarbone) to the humerus, the upper bone of the arm. It is contracted to move the arm away from the side of the body. * * * Resembling the Greek letter delta (Δ);… … Medical dictionary
tuberosity — noun a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament • Syn: ↑tubercle, ↑eminence • Derivationally related forms: ↑tubercular (for: ↑tubercle), ↑tuberous … Useful english dictionary
tuberosity — A large tubercle or rounded elevation, especially from the surface of a bone. SYN: tuberositas [TA]. bicipital t. SYN: radial t.. calcaneal t. [TA] the posterior extremity of the calcaneus, or os calcis, forming the … Medical dictionary
Costal tuberosity of clavicle — Bone: Costal tuberosity of clavicle Left clavicle. Inferior surface. (Costal tuberosity labeled at center left.) Latin impressio ligamenti costoclavicularis, tuberositas costalis claviculae … Wikipedia
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