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Tubercle of the ilium
Other Terms:
Tuberculum,
Tubercule,
Tuberkel,
Tubérculo
Description
This is a rounded projection of the external iliac crest. Its location is about five centimeters onto the crest from its anterior end.
Etymology
From the Latin tuber meaning a lump combined with the diminutive ending denoting a small lump.
Latin
Tuberculum
French
Tubercule
German
Tuberkel
Spanish
Tubérculo