| tuberculum obturatorium | One of two processes, anterior and posterior, on the margin of the pubic portion of the obturator foramen, bounding the termination of the obturator groove. Synonym: tuberculum obturatorium. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tuberculum olfactorium | A small, oval area at the base of the cerebral hemisphere, between the diverging medial and lateral olfactory striae, in the anteromedial part of the anterior perforated substance; it is formed by a small area of allocortex characterised by the presence of the islands of Calleja. Corresponding to a much more prominent structure in nonprimate mammals (especially rodents and insectivores), the olfactory tubercle receives fibres from the olfactory bulb by way of the intermediate olfactory stria; it has efferent connections with the hypothalamus and the mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus. Synonym: tuberculum olfactorium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum ossis scaphoidei | A projection at the inferior lateral angle of the scaphoid (navicular) bone; it can be felt at the root of the thumb. Synonym: tuberculum ossis scaphoidei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum ossis trapezii | A prominent ridge on the trapezium forming the lateral border of the groove in which runs the tendon of the flexor carpi radialis. Synonym: tuberculum ossis trapezii, oblique ridge of trapezium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum pharyngeum | A projection from the undersurface of the basilar portion of the occipital bone, giving attachment to the fibrous raphe of the pharynx. Synonym: tuberculum pharyngeum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum posterius atlantis | A protuberance of the posterior extremity of the arch of the atlas, a rudiment of the spinous process giving attachment to the musculus rectus capitis posterior minor muscle. Synonym: tuberculum posterius atlantis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum posterius vertebrarum cervicalium | A posterior projection from the transverse processes. Synonym: tuberculum posterius vertebrarum cervicalium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum pubicum | A small projection at the anterior extremity of the crest of the pubis about 2 cm from the symphysis. Synonym: tuberculum pubicum, pubic spine, spina pubis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum sebaceum | A small subepidermal keratin cyst, usually multiple and therefore commonly referred to in the plural. Synonym: sebaceous tubercle, tuberculum sebaceum, whitehead. Origin: L. Millet (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum sellae | The slight elevation in front of the pituitary fossa (sella turcica) on the body of the sphenoid bone. Synonym: tubercle of saddle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum septi narium | A flat elevation on the septum in each naris opposite the anterior end of the middle concha; it is due to an aggregation of glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum superius | A small projection from the upper end of the posterior portion of the incurved free margin of the helix. Synonym: tuberculum auriculae, darwinian tubercle, tuberculum superius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum supraglenoidale | A rough surface above the glenoid cavity of the scapula, giving attachment to the tendon of the long head of the biceps within the articular cavity of the shoulder joint. Synonym: tuberculum supraglenoidale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum supratragicum | A small elevation often present on the edge of the upper tragus. Synonym: tuberculum supratragicum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum syphiliticum | Gumma of the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |