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Tuberosity is an English word with synonyms like tubercle or eminence. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Tuberosity in a sentence

Tuberosity meaning

  1. The condition of being tuberous
  2. A rounded protuberance, at the end of a bone, to which a muscle or tendon is attached.

Synonyms of Tuberosity

tubercle eminence process outgrowth appendage

Related words

Other words often associated with Tuberosity or its synonyms:

portion branch issue procedure outcome cognition lesion member preeminence offset emergence writ

Using Tuberosity

  • The main meaning on this page is: The condition of being tuberous | A rounded protuberance, at the end of a bone, to which a muscle or tendon is attached.
  • Useful related words include: tubercle, eminence, process, outgrowth.
  • In the example corpus, tuberosity often appears in combinations such as: gluteal tuberosity, the tuberosity, tuberosity of.

Context around Tuberosity

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

gluteal 2× ischial 1×

Often after:

adducts 1× together 1×

Sentence patterns with Tuberosity

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

of the tuberosity of the 1× the gluteal tuberosity adducts the 1× the gluteal tuberosity under the 1× the ischial tuberosity together with 1× to the tuberosity of the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

furthermore the part 1× the anterior and 1× the biceps femoris 1× the brevis is 1× the gluteus maximus 1×

Common sentence endings:

adducts the hip 1× of the tibia 1× on two joints 1× the fifth metatarsal 1× the greater trochanter 1×

Words around Tuberosity

Just before it in the word index:

tuberose 6 tuberculous 4 tuberculosis 322 tuberculin 15 tubercular 3 tubercles 10

Just after it in the word index:

tuberosum 2 tuberous 12 tubers 62 tuberville 76 tubes 743 tubestock 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Tuberosity

  • In this selection, "tuberosity" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, gluteal, ischial, adducts and together stand out and add context to how "tuberosity" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of the tuberosity of the and the gluteal tuberosity adducts the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tuberosity" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tuberosity

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The brevis is attached on the lateral side to the tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal. (15 words)

Furthermore, the part inserted into the fascia latae abducts and the part inserted into the gluteal tuberosity adducts the hip. (20 words)

The anterior and posterior regions of the knee extend from the proximal regions down to the level of the tuberosity of the tibia. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

The gluteus maximus has its origin between (and around) the iliac crest and the coccyx from where one part radiates into the iliotibial tract and the other stretches down to the gluteal tuberosity under the greater trochanter. (37 words)

The biceps femoris has two heads: The long head has its origin on the ischial tuberosity together with the semitendinosus and acts on two joints. (25 words)

The anterior and posterior regions of the knee extend from the proximal regions down to the level of the tuberosity of the tibia. (23 words)

Example sentences (5)

Furthermore, the part inserted into the fascia latae abducts and the part inserted into the gluteal tuberosity adducts the hip.

The anterior and posterior regions of the knee extend from the proximal regions down to the level of the tuberosity of the tibia.

The biceps femoris has two heads: The long head has its origin on the ischial tuberosity together with the semitendinosus and acts on two joints.

The brevis is attached on the lateral side to the tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal.

The gluteus maximus has its origin between (and around) the iliac crest and the coccyx from where one part radiates into the iliotibial tract and the other stretches down to the gluteal tuberosity under the greater trochanter.

Common combinations with tuberosity

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tuberosity" in a sentence?
An example: "Furthermore, the part inserted into the fascia latae abducts and the part inserted into the gluteal tuberosity adducts the hip." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "tuberosity" from authentic English texts.
What does "tuberosity" mean?
Tuberosity means: The condition of being tuberous
What are synonyms of "tuberosity"?
Common synonyms of "tuberosity" include: tubercle, eminence, process, outgrowth, appendage.
How many example sentences with "tuberosity" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "tuberosity", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.