SYN: tuberosity. [LL., fr. L., tuberosus, full of lumps, fr. tuber, a knob]
- t. coracoidea SYN: tuberosity for coracoclavicular ligament.
- t. costalis SYN: impression for costoclavicular ligament.
- t. deltoidea (humeri) [TA] SYN: deltoid tuberosity (of humerus).
- t. glutea [TA] SYN: gluteal tuberosity.
- t. iliaca [TA] SYN: iliac tuberosity.
- t. ligamenti coracoclavicularis [TA] SYN: tuberosity for coracoclavicular ligament.
- t. masseterica [TA] SYN: masseteric tuberosity.
- t. ossis cuboidei [TA] SYN: tuberosity of cuboid (bone).
- t. ossis metatarsalis primi SYN: tuberosity of first [i]metatarsal (bone) .
- t. ossis metatarsalis quinti [V] [TA] SYN: tuberosity of fifth [i]metatarsal (bone) [V].
- t. pronatoria [TA] SYN: pronator tuberosity.
- t. pterygoidea (mandibulae) [TA] SYN: pterygoid tuberosity (of mandible).
- t. sacralis [TA] SYN: sacral tuberosity.
- t. tibiae [TA] SYN: tibial tuberosity.
- t. ulnae [TA] SYN: tuberosity of ulna.
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tu·be·ros·i·tas (too″bə-rosґĭ-təs) pl. tuberositaґtes [L.] [TA] tuberosity: a general term in anatomical nomenclature for an elevation or protuberance. See also tuber, tubercle, and tuberculum.Medical dictionary. 2011.