Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)The condition of being tuberous

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

    a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament

Forms

plural: tuberosities
Singulartuberosity
Pluraltuberosities

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament:tubercleeminence

Word family

3 related words

See also

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