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Answer for the clue "A protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament ", 10 letters:
tuberosity

Word definitions for tuberosity in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament [syn: tubercle , eminence ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tuberosity \Tu`ber*os"i*ty\, n.; pl. Tuberosities . [Cf. F. tub['e]rosit['e].] The state of being tuberous. An obtuse or knoblike prominence; a protuberance.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The condition of being tuberous 2 (context countable medicine English) A rounded protuberance, at the end of a bone, to which a muscle or tendon is attached

Usage examples of tuberosity.

Chelius, both Hennen and Cline relate cases in which men have been shot through the skirts of the jacket, the ball penetrating the abdomen above the tuberosity of the ischium, and entering the bladder, and the men have afterward urinated pieces of clothing, threads, etc.

The perineum was deep and the tuberosities of the ischii unnaturally approximated.