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tubercle

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. tubercle (noun)
  2. tubercle bacillus (noun)
  3. tubercle of Darwin
  4. Ghon tubercle (noun)
  5. olive tubercle (noun)
  6. Woolner's tubercle (noun)
  7. madreporic body (noun)
  8. root nodule (noun)

tu·ber·cle

noun \ˈtü-bər-kəl, ˈtyü-\

Definition of TUBERCLE

1
: a small knobby prominence or excrescence especially on a plant or animal : nodule: as a : a protuberance near the head of a rib that articulates with the transverse process of a vertebra b : any of several prominences in the central nervous system c : nodule b
2
: a small abnormal discrete lump in the substance of an organ or in the skin; especially : the specific lesion of tuberculosis
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Origin of TUBERCLE

Latin tuberculum, diminutive of tuber
First Known Use: 1578

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