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tuberosity

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tuberosity [‚tü·bə′räs·əd·ē]
(anatomy)
A large or obtuse prominence, especially as on bone for muscle attachment.


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The edges of the rotator cuff were debrided, and drill holes were placed through the greater tuberosity to secure the reattachment of the supraspinatus tendon.
Four of these 14 tumors (29%) were located in the head and neck region--one in the pterygoid area at the level of the maxillary tuberosity, one under the carotid bifurcation, one beneath the strap muscles, and one in the supraclavicular area.
Autopsy showed a large (12 x 10 x 8 cm), deep-seated abscess of the right hip an osteomyelitis of the ischial tuberosity.
 
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