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View synonyms for tuberosity

tuberosity

[ too-buh-ros-i-tee, tyoo- ]

noun

, plural tu·ber·os·i·ties.
  1. a rough projection or protuberance of a bone, as for the attachment of a muscle.


tuberosity

/ ˌtjuːbəˈrɒsɪtɪ /

noun

  1. any protuberance on a bone, esp for the attachment of a muscle or ligament
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tuberosity1

From the Medieval Latin word tūberōsitās, dating back to 1535–45. See tuberose 2, -ity
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Example Sentences

The dorsal (oblique) ligament is attached above to the distal tuberosity on the inner side of the tibia.

In fractures of the angle of the ilium and the ischial tuberosity, perceptible evidence always exists.

Trochiter, trok′i-tėr, n. the greater tuberosity of the humerus, admitting several of the muscles of the shoulders.

At its posterior end externally it bears a rather prominent roughened ischial tuberosity (fig. 78, A, 10).

The great tuberosity is always large and often overhangs the bicipital groove, it is especially large in Titanotherium (Brontops).

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