DELTOID TUBEROSITY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches

Synonyms:

deltoid eminence; deltoid tuberosity

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("deltoid tuberosity" is a kind of...):

eminence; tubercle; tuberosity (a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament)

Holonyms ("deltoid tuberosity" is a part of...):

humerus (bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow)

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