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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tuberosity¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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