Medical Dictionary

greater tubercle

noun

Medical Definition of GREATER TUBERCLE

:  a prominence on the upper lateral part of the end of the humerus that serves as the insertion for the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and teres minor—compare lesser tubercle

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