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tuberosity
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tu·ber·os·i·ty  (tb-rs-t, ty-)
n. pl. tu·ber·os·i·ties
1. The quality or condition of being tuberous.
2. A projection or protuberance, especially one at the end of a bone for the attachment of a muscle or tendon.
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Noun1.tuberositytuberosity - a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
eminence, tubercle
deltoid eminence, deltoid tuberosity - a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches
appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"


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When cycling at a cadence of 60 rpm, a power output of 120 W, a seat height based on 113% of the distance between the ischial tuberosity and the medial malleolus, and the foot positioned with the ball of the foot on the pedal surface, the lower extremities of young men who were healthy moved between 32 degrees and 70 degrees of hip flexion, 46 degrees and 112 degrees of knee flexion, and 2 degrees of dorsiflexion and 22 degrees of plantar flexion.
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