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tubercle

noun

Definition of tubercle

as in cyst

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Recent Examples of tubercle Williams informed Daver and Guy, who independently confirmed the existence of this femoral tubercle. — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 2 Jan. 2026 Still, months later, a quote tweet will appear at intervals highlighting a necklace, tubercle, or ice cube tray lurking in the deep space of the photo. — Paul McAdory, Them., 9 Dec. 2025 This frog is easily recognized by the long tubercles on the sides of its body. — Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 Inspired by the tubercles on the humpback whale's flippers, BlueNav's Whale Design propeller uses a series of bumps along the edge meant to channel water in such a way that increases thrust and improves efficiency. — New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2025 Well, Montgomery tubercles can appear a lot like those bumps. — Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 26 May 2023 This suggests the glowing tubercle patterns are some sort of signal. — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2018

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Noun

The three-time All-Star also missed time earlier this season due to a cyst and undisclosed illness.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
For example, one species colonizes plant roots and can also parasitically infect cyst nematode eggs.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of cyst

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Without the complication of his father’s political career and (one hopes) without political ambitions of his own, Hunter seems to be expressing something closer to his authentic self, warts and all.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Some blame the faction of party leaders who rallied behind Platner in spite of his warts.

— Julia Terruso, Time, 8 June 2026

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But at night that process stops, and a coral polyp’s only source of oxygen is the water around it.

— Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Adults with a history of precancerous colon polyps (adenomas) had gut bacteria that remained different from people who’d never had polyps, and some patterns resembled those seen in colorectal cancer.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 May 2026

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