Tuberosity

//ˌtjuːbəˈrɒsɪti// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being tuberous uncountable
  2. 2
    a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament wordnet
  3. 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."

Synonyms

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bas reliefbas-reliefbellyingboldnessbulgingcamber

Example

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

Etymology

From tuber + -osity.

Related phrases

deltoid tuberosityfacial tuberosityischial tuberosityolecranon tuberosityradial tuberositytibial tuberosity

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