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noun
1.
a small rounded projection or excrescence, as on a bone or on the surface of the body.
2.
Pathology.
a.
a small, firm, rounded nodule or swelling.
b.
such a swelling as the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.
3.
Botany. a tuberlike swelling or nodule.
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Tubercle
is always a great word to know.
So is foramen. Does it mean:
| branch of a bone |
| an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone |
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Medical Dictionary
tubercle tu·ber·cle (t&oomacr;'bər-kəl, ty&oomacr;'-)
n.
An anatomical nodule. Also called tuberculum.
A small elevation on the surface of a tooth.
A nodule or swelling, especially a mass of lymphocytes and epithelioid cells forming the characteristic granulomatous lesion of tuberculosis.
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Science Dictionary
tubercle  (t 'bər-kəl) Pronunciation Key
A small rounded projection, swelling, or lump, as on the roots of legumes or on bodily tissue, especially the cluster of inflammatory cells that form in the lungs in tuberculosis. |
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