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| Morgagni's tubercle | A small nonarticulating rod of elastic cartilage in the aryepiglottic fold anterolateral and somewhat superior to the corniculate cartilage. Synonym: cartilago cuneiformis, Morgagni's cartilage, Morgagni's tubercle, Wrisberg's cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Whitnall's tubercle | A small elevation on the orbital surface of the zygomatic bone, just within the orbital margin, about 1 cm below the zygomaticofrontal suture; it gives attachment to the lateral check ligament, the lateral palpebral ligament, and the suspensory ligament of the eyeball. Synonym: eminentia orbitalis ossis zygomatici, orbital eminence of zygomatic bone, Whitnall's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Muller's tubercle | A median protuberance projecting into the embryonic urogenital sinus from its dorsal wall; it is formed from the fused caudal ends of the paramesonephric ducts and is the first evidence of the embryonic uterus and vagina. Synonym: sinus tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wrisberg's tubercle | A rounded eminence on the posterior part of the aryepiglottic fold, formed by the underlying cuneiform cartilage. Synonym: tuberculum cuneiforme, Wrisberg's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conoid tubercle | The prominence near the lateral end of the inferior surface of the clavicle that gives attachment to the conoid ligament. Synonym: tuberculum conoideum, conoid process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| corniculate tubercle | A rounded eminence on the posterior part of the aryepiglottic fold, formed by the underlying corniculate cartilages. Synonym: tuberculum corniculatum, Santorini's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of greater tubercle | The ridge below the greater tubercle of the humerus into which the pectoralis major muscle inserts. Synonym: crista tuberculi majoris, bicipital ridges, pectoral ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of lesser tubercle | The ridge below the lesser tubercle of the humerus into which the teres major muscle inserts. Synonym: crista tuberculi minoris, bicipital ridges. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior tubercle of atlas | 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) |
| posterior tubercle of cervical vertebrae | A posterior projection from the transverse processes. Synonym: tuberculum posterius vertebrarum cervicalium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postmortem tubercle | postmortem wart |
| cuneiform tubercle | A rounded eminence on the posterior part of the aryepiglottic fold, formed by the underlying cuneiform cartilage. Synonym: tuberculum cuneiforme, Wrisberg's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hard tubercle | A tubercle lacking necrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Princeteau's tubercle | A slight prominence on the temporal bone near the apex of the petrous part where the superior petrosal sinus commences. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Santorini's tubercle | A rounded eminence on the posterior part of the aryepiglottic fold, formed by the underlying corniculate cartilages. Synonym: tuberculum corniculatum, Santorini's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |