Synonyms of nodule

nodule

noun

ˈnä-(ˌ)jül 

as in swelling

a small rounded mass of swollen tissue

a nodule on the leaf indicated that a worm had laid eggs there

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swelling
• lump
• node
• bump
• bruise
• tumor
• knot
• growth
• wart
• welt
• blister
• contusion
• hunch
• hump
• knob
• boil
• clump
• chunk
• blob
• nub
• hunk
• gob
• clod
• nugget
• wad
• gobbet
• nubble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nodule

Margaritora, the chief thoracic surgeon at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, also confirmed that the nodule was discovered by chance during routine abdominal examinations. — Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

The 71-year-old first American pope was admitted to the Gemelli hospital on Tuesday with doctors removing a nodule that was determined to be pulmonary adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer. — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

And since then, there have been many other mechanisms that have been discovered, by which how the plants really keep a check on that bacteria from overgrowing the nodule. — Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

After discovering a nodule in Pope Leo XIV's lung, surgeons at Gemelli Hospital in Rome performed surgery on Tuesday that revealed the Pope has cancer. — Alice Park, Time, 14 Oct. 2026