'Tuberosity' definitions:

Definition of 'tuberosity'

(from WordNet)
noun
A protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament [syn: tuberosity, tubercle, eminence]

Definition of 'Tuberosity'

From: GCIDE
  • Tuberosity \Tu`ber*os"i*ty\, n.; pl. Tuberosities. [Cf. F. tub['e]rosit['e].]
  • 1. The state of being tuberous. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. An obtuse or knoblike prominence; a protuberance. [1913 Webster]

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