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Noun: tuberosity  `t(y)oo-bu'ró-si-tee
  1. A protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
    - tubercle, eminence

Derived forms: tuberosities

See also: tuberous

Type of: appendage, outgrowth, process

Encyclopedia: Tuberosity