(tū-bĕr-ŏs'ĭ-tē )

[L. tuberositas, tuberosity]

1. An elevated round process of a bone.
2. A tubercle or nodule.

ischial t.A palpable prominence on the inferior margin of the ischium that supports a person's weight when sitting.

maxillary t.A rounded eminence on the posteroinferior surface of the maxilla that enlarges with the development and eruption of the third molar. It articulates medially with the palatine bone and laterally with the lateral pterygoid process of the sphenoid. It forms the anterior surface of the pterygopalatine fossa, including a groove for the passage of the maxillary nerve, which is anesthetized in this region for a maxillary or second-division block.

radial t.Bicipital eminence.