What does "tuberosity" mean?

The condition of being tuberous

What is a synonym for "tuberosity"?

Common synonyms include: eminence, bas relief, bas-relief, bellying, boldness, bulging.

Pronounced //ˌtjuːbəˈrɒsɪti//.

/ˌtjuːbəˈrɒsɪti/ noun

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Noun

1
The condition of being tuberous uncountable
2
a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament wordnet
3
A rounded protuberance, at the end of a bone, to which a muscle or tendon is attached. countable
"The basitemporal platform is flat in posterior view because the mamillar tuberosities are very weakly developed."

"The basitemporal platform is flat in posterior view because the mamillar tuberosities are very weakly developed."

From tuber + -osity.