Tuberosity

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The quality or condition of being tuberous.
  • n. A projection or protuberance, especially one at the end of a bone for the attachment of a muscle or tendon.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The condition of being tuberous
  • n. A rounded protuberance, at the end of a bone, to which a muscle or tendon is attached
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The state of being tuberous.
  • n. An obtuse or knoblike prominence; a protuberance.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state of being tuberous.
  • n. A swelling or prominence; especially, in anatomy and zoology, a large rough projection or protuberance of bone; a bony tuber, generally serving for the attachment of a muscle: as, the tuberosity of the ischium, or tuber ischii; the greater and lesser tuberosities of the humerus. Small tuberosities of bone are generally called tubercles. See cuts under crus, femur, humerus, and innominatum.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    process    appendage    outgrowth   
    Cross Reference
    malar tuberosity    gluteal tuberosity   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    protuberance    protuberancy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    clavicle    turbinate    fibula    ischium    malleolus   
     
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