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nodule

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of nodule

a small rounded mass of swollen tissue

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

Synonyms of nodule

bump, knot, lump, node, swelling

Words Related to nodule

growth, tumor, wart

bruise, contusion, welt

blob, chunk, clod, clump, gob, gobbet, hunk, knob, nub, nubble, nugget, wad

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