Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tuberosity"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tuberosity \Tu`ber*os"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Tuberosities}. [Cf. F.
tub['e]rosit['e].]
1. The state of being tuberous.
2. An obtuse or knoblike prominence; a protuberance.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tuberosity
n : a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a
muscle or ligament [syn: {tubercle}, {eminence}]
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