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Tuberosity vs Tubercule - What's the difference?

tuberosity | tubercule |

As nouns the difference between tuberosity and tubercule

is that tuberosity is (uncountable) the condition of being tuberous while tubercule is tubercle.

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

    tubercule

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • tubercle