| NOUN | body | tuberosity, tubercle, eminence | a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament |
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| Meaning | A protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament. | |
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| Synonyms | tubercle, eminence | |
| Narrower | deltoid tuberosity, deltoid eminence | A bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches |
| Broader | process, outgrowth, appendage | A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant |
| Spanish | tubérculo, tuberosidad | |
| Catalan | tuberositat | |
| Adjectives | tubercular | pertaining to or of the nature of a normal tuberosity or tubercle |
| tuberous | of or relating to or resembling a tuber | |
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