Definition of foot tubercle. Meaning of foot tubercle. Synonyms of foot tubercle

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Definition of foot tubercle

foot tubercle
Parapodium Par`a*po"di*um, n.; pl. Parapodia. [NL., fr. Gr. ? beside + ?, dim. of ? foot.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; -- called also foot tubercle. Note: They may serve for locomotion, respiration, and sensation, and often contain spines or set[ae]. When well developed, a dorsal part, or notopodium, and a ventral part, or neuropodium, are distinguished.

Meaning of foot tubercle from wikipedia

- plantar surface with medial and lateral tubercles on its surface. Besides, there is another peroneal tubercle on its lateral surface. On its lower edge...
- tuberosity is generally a larger tubercle. The humerus has two tubercles, the greater tubercle and the lesser tubercle. These are situated at the proximal...
- small and oval, with the base of the second metacarpal. The tubercle of trapezium is a tubercle found on the anterior surface of the bone.: 708  It is where...
- The adductor tubercle is a tubercle on the lower extremity of the femur. It is formed where the medial lips of the linea aspera end below at the summit...
- Its sides are flattened, and on each is a depression, surmounted by a tubercle, for ligamentous attachment. Its plantar surface is grooved antero-posteriorly...
- The tuberosity of the tibia, tibial tuberosity or tibial tubercle is an elevation on the proximal, anterior aspect of the tibia, just below where the anterior...
- rough upper edge is the pubic crest, ending laterally in the pubic tubercle. This tubercle, found roughly 3 cm from the pubic symphysis, is a distinctive...
- proximally from the apical tuft. Near the base of the shaft are two lateral tubercles. Between these a V-shaped ridge extending proximally serves for the insertion...
- epiphyses. Examples of traction epiphyses are tubercles of the humerus (greater tubercle and lesser tubercle), and trochanters of the femur (greater and...
- the linea aspera and the tendon of the other reaches down to adductor tubercle on the medial side of the femur's distal end where it forms an intermuscular...