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gibbosity

[gi-bos-i-tee]
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noun
  1. the state of being gibbous.
  2. a protuberance or swelling.
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Origin of gibbosity

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French gibbosite < Medieval Latin gibbōsitāt- (stem of gibbōsitās). See gibbous, -ity
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Historical Examples

  • Behind the neck and immediately above the shoulder rises a gibbosity or hump of the same height as the dorsal ridge.

    Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon

    Robert A. Sterndale

British Dictionary definitions for gibbosity

gibbosity

noun plural -ties rare
  1. the state of being gibbous
  2. biology a bulge or protuberance
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gibbosity in Medicine

gibbosity

(gĭ-bŏs′ĭ-tē)
n.
  1. The condition of being gibbous.
  2. A rounded hump or protuberance.
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