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