ˌt(y)übəˈräsəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle French tuberosité, from Latin tuberosus + Middle French -ité -ity
: an obtuse prominence: as
a. archaic : a swollen mass
b. : any of various large prominences on bones (as the lateral eminences of the head of the tibia, the rough eminence on the ischium on which the body rests when sitting, that on the inner front aspect of the radius for the attachment of the biceps tendon or on the cuboid and navicular bones of the foot) usually serving for the attachment of muscles or ligaments
c. : tubercle 1a (3)