tuberosity
English
Etymology
tuber + -osity
Noun
tuberosity (countable and uncountable, plural tuberosities)
- (uncountable) The condition of being tuberous
- (countable, medicine) A rounded protuberance, at the end of a bone, to which a muscle or tendon is attached
Derived terms
- deltoid tuberosity
- facial tuberosity
- ischial tuberosity
- olecranon tuberosity
- radial tuberosity
- tibial tuberosity