Tuberosity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˌuːbɚɹˈɔsᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/tjˌuːbəɹˈɒsɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tjˌuːbəɹˈɒsɪti/

5 syllables Say it as /tˌuːbɚɹˈɔsᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

eminence tubercle

Word Forms

tuberous	adjective	of or relating to or resembling a tuber
tubercular	adjective	pertaining to or of the nature of a normal tuberosity or tubercle

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Tuberositas

eine Ausstülpung an einem Knochen, insbesondere zur Befestigung eines Muskels oder Bandes

🇫🇷French

tubérosité

une protubérance sur un os spécialement pour la fixation d'un muscle ou d'un ligament

🇪🇸Spanish

tuberosidad

una protuberancia en un hueso especialmente para la unión de un músculo o ligamento

🇮🇹Italian

tuberosità

una protuberanza su un osso appositamente per l'attaccamento di un muscolo o di un legamento

🇳🇱Dutch

tuberositas

een uitsteeksel op een bot, speciaal voor bevestiging van een spier of ligament

🇵🇹Portuguese

tuberosidade

uma protuberância em um osso especialmente para fixação de um músculo ou ligamento

🇷🇺Russian

бугристость

выступ на кости, специально предназначенный для прикрепления мышцы или связки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गाठदारपन

किसी मांसपेशी या लिगामेंट को जोड़ने के लिए हड्डी पर एक उभार

🇧🇩Bengali

যক্ষ্মা

একটি হাড় উপর একটি protuberance বিশেষ করে একটি পেশী বা লিগামেন্ট সংযুক্তির জন্য

🇮🇳Tamil

காசநோய்

ஒரு தசை அல்லது தசைநார் இணைப்பிற்காக ஒரு எலும்பில் ஒரு ப்ரூபரன்ஸ்

🇮🇳Telugu

ట్యూబెరోసిటీ

ముఖ్యంగా కండరాలు లేదా స్నాయువు యొక్క అటాచ్మెంట్ కోసం ఎముకపై ప్రోట్యుబరెన్స్

🇮🇳Marathi

क्षयरोग

विशेषत: स्नायू किंवा अस्थिबंधन जोडण्यासाठी हाडांवर एक उपद्रव

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટ્યુબરોસિટી

ખાસ કરીને સ્નાયુ અથવા અસ્થિબંધનને જોડવા માટે હાડકા પર એક પ્રોટ્યુબરન્સ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟ್ಯೂಬೆರೋಸಿಟಿ

ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸ್ನಾಯು ಅಥವಾ ಅಸ್ಥಿರಜ್ಜುಗಳನ್ನು ಜೋಡಿಸಲು ಮೂಳೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಪ್ರೋಟ್ಯೂಬರನ್ಸ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ട്യൂബറോസിറ്റി

ഒരു അസ്ഥിയിലെ ഒരു പ്രോട്ട്യൂബറൻസ്, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു പേശി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അസ്ഥിബന്ധം ബന്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിന്

🇵🇰Urdu

تپ دق

خاص طور پر ایک پٹھوں یا ligament کے منسلک کرنے کے لئے ایک ہڈی پر ایک protuberance

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

结节

骨头上的突起，特别是用于连接肌肉或韧带

🇯🇵Japanese

結節

特に筋肉または靱帯の付着のための骨上の突起

🇰🇷Korean

결절

특히 근육이나 인대의 부착을 위한 뼈의 돌기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

củ

một chỗ nhô ra trên xương, đặc biệt là để gắn cơ hoặc dây chằng

🇹🇭Thai

ความดื้อรั้น

ส่วนที่ยื่นออกมาบนกระดูกโดยเฉพาะสำหรับการยึดติดของกล้ามเนื้อหรือเอ็น

🇮🇩Indonesian

tuberositas

tonjolan pada tulang terutama untuk perlekatan otot atau ligamen

🇲🇾Malay

tuberositas

tonjolan pada tulang terutama untuk melekat pada otot atau ligamen

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحدوبة

نتوء على العظم خاصة لربط العضلات أو الأربطة

🇮🇷Persian

غده

برآمدگی روی استخوان مخصوصاً برای اتصال عضله یا رباط

🇹🇷Turkish

yumrululuk

özellikle bir kas veya bağın bağlanması için kemik üzerinde bir çıkıntı

🇮🇱Hebrew

שחפת

בליטה על עצם במיוחד עבור הצמדת שריר או רצועה

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