See Also: crista tuberculi majoris(medicine)
crista tuberculi minoris(medicine)
ligamentum tuberculi costae(medicine)
facies articularis tuberculi costae(medicine)
shingle(1)(dictionary)
shingle(dictionary)
shingle(2)(dictionary)
shingle(3)(dictionary)
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shingle(3) (iou) and crista tuberculi majoris (medicine)


shingle(3) (iou)



shingle verb1 trans. M16.
[from SHINGLE noun1.]
Roof (a building), clad (a wall etc.), with shingles. M16.
a. Cut (hair) so as to create an effect of overlapping shingles. Also (US), cut (hair) so that it tapers from the back of the head to the nape of the neck. M19.
b. Cover like a shingled roof. US. M19.

crista tuberculi majoris (medicine)


crista tuberculi majoris -->
crest of greater tubercle


The ridge below the greater tubercle of the humerus into which the pectoralis major muscle inserts.

Synonym: crista tuberculi majoris, bicipital ridges, pectoral ridge.