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GREATER TUBEROSITY OF THE HUMERUS

\ɡɹˈe͡ɪtə tjˌuːbəɹˈɒsɪti ɒvðə hjˈuːməɹəs], \ɡɹˈe‍ɪtə tjˌuːbəɹˈɒsɪti ɒvðə hjˈuːməɹəs], \ɡ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_t_ə t_j_ˌuː_b_ə_ɹ_ˈɒ_s_ɪ_t_i_ ɒ_v_ð_ə h_j_ˈuː_m_ə_ɹ_ə_s]\

Definitions of GREATER TUBEROSITY OF THE HUMERUS

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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An upward projection of the humerus on its outer side, serving as a point of attachment for the infraspinatus, supraspinatus, and teres minor muscles.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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