Noun: tuberosity ,t(y)oo-bu'ró-si-tee
- A protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
"The ischial tuberosity is a bony prominence on the lower part of the pelvis";
- tubercle, eminence
Derived forms: tuberosities
Type of: appendage, outgrowth, process
Encyclopedia: Tuberosity