tuberosity
UK/ˌtjuːbəˈrɒsɪti/
tuberosity noun: the condition of being tuberous.
Noun
tuberosity (countable and uncountable, plural tuberosities)
- The condition of being tuberous
- A rounded protuberance, at the end of a bone, to which a muscle or tendon is attached.
- The basitemporal platform is flat in posterior view because the mamillar tuberosities are very weakly developed.2002, T. H. Worthy, The Lost World of the Moa: Prehistoric Life of New Zealand, page 128
- The superior aspect of the supramarginal gyrus lies underneath the euryon, which corresponds to the most prominent point of the parietal tuberosity or bossa […]2018, Guilherme Carvalhal Ribas, Applied Cranial-Cerebral Anatomy
tuberosity meaning in Tamil
tuberosity in Tamil
- எலும்புமேடு, கழங்கு, புடைப்பு, மொட்டு, மேடு, கழலை
Forms of tuberosity
| plural | tuberosities |
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Origin of tuberosity
From tuber + -osity.
Words formed from tuberosity
- deltoid tuberosity
- facial tuberosity
- ischial tuberosity
- olecranon tuberosity
- radial tuberosity
- tibial tuberosity
- tuberoplasty
Words that rhyme with tuberosity
Questions about tuberosity
- What does tuberosity mean?
- Tuberosity means the condition of being tuberous.
- What is tuberosity in Tamil?
- Tuberosity in Tamil is எலும்புமேடு, கழங்கு, புடைப்பு. See Tuberosity meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tuberosity?
- Tuberosity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tuberosity?
- Tuberosity is pronounced /ˌtjuːbəˈrɒsɪti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of tuberosity?
- The plural of tuberosity is tuberosities.
Words near tuberosity in the dictionary
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