tuberosity

Other forms: tuberosities

Definitions of tuberosity
  1. noun
    a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
    synonyms: eminence, tubercle
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    types:
    deltoid eminence, deltoid tuberosity
    a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches
    type of:
    appendage, outgrowth, process
    a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
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