gluteal tuberosity


glu·te·al tu·ber·os·i·ty

[TA] the roughened area of insertion on the upper portion of the shaft of the femur of the deep, lesser part of the gluteus maximus muscle; when markedly developed, this tuberosity is called the third trochanter.
See also: third trochanter.
Synonym(s): tuberositas glutea [TA], crista glutea, gluteal crest, gluteal ridge

glu·te·al tu·ber·os·i·ty

(glū-tē'ăl tū'bĕr-os'i-tē) [TA] The roughened area of insertion on the upper portion of the shaft of the femur of the deep, lesser part of the gluteus maximus muscle; when markedly developed, this tuberosity is called the third trochanter.