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Tuberosity
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 Large rounded projection; may be roughened |
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Crest
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 Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent |
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Trochanter
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 Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (only on femur!) |
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Line
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 Narrow ridge of bone, usually prominent |
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Tubercle
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 Small rounded projection or process |
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Epicondyle
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 Raised area on or above a condyle |
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Spine
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 Sharp, slender, often pointed projection |
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Process
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 Any bony prominence |
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Head
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 Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck |
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Facet
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 Smooth, nearly flat articular surface |
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Condyle
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 Rounded articular projection |
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Ramus
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 Armlike bar of bone |
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Meatus
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 Canal-like passageway |
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Sinus
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 Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane |
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Fossa
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 Shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface |
