TUBEROSITY

tuberosity, tubercle, eminence

(noun) a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tuberosity (countable and uncountable, plural tuberosities)

(uncountable) The condition of being tuberous

(countable, medicine) A rounded protuberance, at the end of a bone, to which a muscle or tendon is attached

Source: Wiktionary


Tu`ber*os"i*ty, n.; pl. Tuberosities. Etym: [Cf. F. tubérosité.]

1. The state of being tuberous.

2. An obtuse or knoblike prominence; a protuberance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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