tuberosity

tu·ber·os·i·ty

T0401000 (to͞o′bə-rŏs′ĭ-tē, tyo͞o′-)n. pl. tu·ber·os·i·ties 1. The quality or condition of being tuberous.2. A projection or protuberance, especially one at the end of a bone for the attachment of a muscle or tendon.

tuberosity

(ˌtjuːbəˈrɒsɪtɪ) n, pl -ties (Anatomy) any protuberance on a bone, esp for the attachment of a muscle or ligament

tu•ber•os•i•ty

(ˌtu bəˈrɒs ɪ ti, ˌtyu-)

n., pl. -ties. a rounded projection or protuberance, as on a bone for the attachment of a muscle. [1535–45; < Medieval Latin tūberōsitās]

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tuberosity - a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligamenteminence, tubercledeltoid eminence, deltoid tuberosity - a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attachesappendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"

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