as in swelling
a small rounded mass of swollen tissue
a nodule on the leaf indicated that a worm had laid eggs there
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Recent Examples of nodule
In November 2022, the Metals Company carried out a test that extracted 3,000 tonnes of polymetallic nodules from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.
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Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Plants That Benefit From Being Planted With Beans With the help of bacteria that grow in nodules on their roots, bean plants and their relatives enrich the soil by fixing nitrogen from the air into a form usable by plants.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Polymetallic nodules, which contain valuable minerals, are found in various regions of the deep seafloor.
—Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The liver develops nodules (growths), and scar tissue persists, leading to necrosis and cellular death.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Dec. 2024
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Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Plants That Benefit From Being Planted With Beans With the help of bacteria that grow in nodules on their roots, bean plants and their relatives enrich the soil by fixing nitrogen from the air into a form usable by plants.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Polymetallic nodules, which contain valuable minerals, are found in various regions of the deep seafloor.
—Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The liver develops nodules (growths), and scar tissue persists, leading to necrosis and cellular death.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nodule
Noun
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Jonah was intubated and sedated for five days in intensive care, the goal to minimize his swelling.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Allergy testing is often even more important if your child has any signs of anaphylaxis (a life-threatening reaction that can cause swelling of the mouth and throat as well as dizziness, clammy skin, and difficulty breathing).—
Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD,
Health,
17 Apr. 2025
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That familiar lump of expectation coagulated in my stomach and throat.—
Thomas Weddle,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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Labor in healthcare includes taking down medical histories, making diagnoses, lifting patients, removing lumps, palpating livers, writing notes, processing claims and comforting patients.—
Kevin Vigilante,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Becca’s surviving twin sister, Terry (a dual-role Diane Kruger), a committed skeptic, suspects the nodes are tracking devices and that Becca’s experimental cancer treatment wasn’t on the up and up.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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The system grows organically as demand increases, with new nodes joining the network to provide additional computing power.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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There are several ways to potentially explain that smaller bump (a third star, a very large planet in a very close orbit), but most of them are highly improbable.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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Measles Explained Measles is a viral disease known for often causing a rash—made up of large, flat spots and raised bumps—that starts on the face and neck and spreads down the body.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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He’s appeared in only 170 games since then due to plantar fasciitis, a bone bruise in his foot, heel issues, a broken finger, a back strain, a lower rib contusion and now further back issues.—
Beth Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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Key Documentary Players Meet at CPH:DOX to Ponder Alternatives After ‘Streamers Went to the Right’ Now 20, Martin admits that the subsequent years in the rough-and-tumble entertainment business left some bruises.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Parks and Recreation actress stars as Amanda, a teacher who is diagnosed with a brain tumor and signs up for a subscription service that promises to maintain her cognitive functions.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Another worker at a Boston-area hospital has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, the sixth to be identified among staff members who all worked on the same floor.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Nodule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nodule. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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