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tuberosity

Noun CEFR B2
ˌtjuːbəˈrɒsɪti

Definitions

  1. The condition of being tuberous
    uncountable
  2. A rounded protuberance, at the end of a bone, to which a muscle or tendon is attached.
    countable

Equivalents

Latinatuberositas

Examples

“The basitemporal platform is flat in posterior view⟳ because the mamillar tuberosities are very weakly developed.”
“The superior aspect of the supramarginal gyrus lies underneath the euryon, which corresponds to the most prominent point⟳ of the parietal tuberosity or bossa […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

tuberosphere Tuberous tuberous sclerosis tuberousness Tubers Tuberville

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