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Tuberosity vs Epicondyle - What's the difference?

tuberosity | epicondyle |

As nouns the difference between tuberosity and epicondyle

is that tuberosity is the condition of being tuberous while epicondyle is a protuberance above the condyle of a bone to which ligaments or tendons are attached.

tuberosity

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The condition of being tuberous
  • (countable, medicine) A rounded protuberance, at the end of a bone, to which a muscle or tendon is attached

    • Derived terms

    *deltoid tuberosity *facial tuberosity *ischial tuberosity *olecranon tuberosity *radial tuberosity *tibial tuberosity

    epicondyle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) A protuberance above the condyle of a bone to which ligaments or tendons are attached