"tuberosity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌtjuːbəˈrɒsɪti/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Paul2520-tuberosity.wav Forms: tuberosities [plural]
Etymology: From tuber + -osity. Etymology templates: {{af|en|tuber|-osity}} tuber + -osity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tuberosity (countable and uncountable, plural tuberosities)
  1. (uncountable) The condition of being tuberous Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-tuberosity-en-noun-ea8ZH8zj
  2. (countable, anatomy) A rounded protuberance, at the end of a bone, to which a muscle or tendon is attached. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-tuberosity-en-noun-8eNYYA~- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -osity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -osity: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: deltoid tuberosity, facial tuberosity, ischial tuberosity, olecranon tuberosity, radial tuberosity, tibial tuberosity, tuberoplasty

Inflected forms

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