tuberosity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌtjuːbəˈrɒsɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Latin tuba Latin tubusder. Middle French tubeder. English tube English -er English tuber English -osity English tuberosity From tuber + -osity.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The condition of being tuberous
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(countable) A rounded protuberance, at the end of a bone, to which a muscle or tendon is attached.
The basitemporal platform is flat in posterior view because the mamillar tuberosities are very weakly developed.
2002, T. H. Worthy, The Lost World of the Moa: Prehistoric Life of New Zealand, page 128:The superior aspect of the supramarginal gyrus lies underneath the euryon, which corresponds to the most prominent point of the parietal tuberosity or bossa […]
2018, Guilherme Carvalhal Ribas, Applied Cranial-Cerebral Anatomy:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tuberosities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
facial tuberosity · olecranon tuberosity · deltoid tuberosity · radial tuberosity · tuberoplasty · ischial tuberosity · tibial tuberosity