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no⋅dose

  [noh-dohs, noh-dohs]
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–adjective
1. having nodes.
2. full of knots; knotty.
Also, no⋅dous  [noh-duhs] .

Origin:
1715–25; < L nōdōsus full of knots, knotty, equiv. to nōd(us) node + -ōsus -ose 1

Related forms:
no⋅dos⋅i⋅ty  [noh-dos-i-tee] , noun
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no·dose   (nō'dōs')   
adj.  Characterized by or having many nodes or protuberances; jointed or knobby at intervals.
no·dos'i·ty (-dŏs'ĭ-tē) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: no·dose
Pronunciation: 'nO-"dOs
Function: adjective
: having numerous or conspicuous protuberances —no·dos·i·ty /nO-'däs-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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nodose no·dose (nō'dōs')
adj.
Having many nodes or knotlike swellings.

no·dos'i·ty (-dŏs'ĭ-tē) n.

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