different between swelling vs tuberosity
swelling
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?sw?l.??/
- Rhymes: -?l??
Noun
swelling (countable and uncountable, plural swellings)
- The state of being swollen.
- Anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body.
- (figuratively) A rising, as of passion or anger.
Translations
Verb
swelling
- present participle of swell
See also
- edema
Anagrams
- Wellings, wellings
Middle English
Noun
swelling
- Alternative form of swellynge
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tuberosity
English
Etymology
tuber +? -osity
Noun
tuberosity (countable and uncountable, plural tuberosities)
- (uncountable) The condition of being tuberous
- (countable, anatomy) 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
- tuberoplasty
tuberosity From the web:
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- what is tuberosity fracture
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